THE ANCIENT ART OF CHINESE

 THE CHINESE PAINTING IN HAN DYNASTY

At most the same time as the Roman empire, the Han dynasty gave China a great empire in the east. The Han dynasty produced remarkable scholarship  and artistry. Three styles of painting existed during the period of Han dynasty that spanned the first century C.E. The first style was a rather formal and stiff style, very geometric and hieratic( somewhat like the Byzantine style), in which were flat and outlined. In contrast,the second style depicted lively action and deep space. The third was midway between the two previous styles, being more painterly and exhibiting movement and lively depictions of, for the example, mythic beings, dragons, and rabbits. 

As can see in the figure , a tile taken from the lintel and pediment of Han tomb, masterfully rendered figures are drawn with  brushstrokes that suggest liveliness and movement. The figure appear in three-quater poses, which gives the painting a sense of depth and action, and the active line, with is diagonal sweeps, adds to the sense of action.

lintel and pediment of tomb, Han dynasty, 50 B.C.E-50 C.E.Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.




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WEBSITES :
1.https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-ab&biw=1024&bih=530&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=LINTEL+AND+PEDIMENT+OF+TOMB+IN+HAN+DYNASTY&oq=LINTEL+AND+PEDIMENT+OF+TOMB+IN+HAN+DYNASTY&gs_l=psy-ab.3...520631.549590.0.550397.61.53.8.0.0.0.298.5479.19j20j5.45.0....0...1.1.64.psy-ab..8.9.1667.0..0j0i67k1j0i8i30k1.268.itpXdkeyTh4#imgrc=U79ahHKMYDgajM:

BOOKS
1.Sporre, Dennis J, 2005. The Creative Impulse An Introduction to the Arts. Seventh Edition. 2005.Florance : Pearson Prentice Hall.

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