Chinese Landscape Paintings and Posters
About Chinese Landscape Paintings | ||
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The Chinese Landscape Painting is one of the most famous pieces of work from ancient China. Master painters
captured the essence of the magnificent landscape sceneries using just a few very efficient brush strokes.
It is difficult to describe the beauty of the works unless examined in detail close-up. Note that there are differences
between good/average landscape paintings, and those made by master painters. Examples of pieces of great
pieces of landscape paintings are shown below. In ancient China, before the printing press, copying was a way to pass down good ideas, therefore great artist's works usually had students or later
generation painters copying their style and work. They even signed them with the original artists name (usually a stamp). Often, in this case, a painting can be "attributed" to someone even though that person
never painted it. Unlike how modern copyrights are enforced to protect your work and prevent copying by others, in ancient China, good ideas and things like paintings were copied and imitated as closely as possible. Copyrights on works were almost non-existent in ancient China because being copied was considered a good thing. If the different dynasties below confuse you, check this section: Chinese History. You are able to purchase posters of these paintings. These posters are about 2 feet wide and 2-3 feet tall, and actually shipped from China. If you wish to purchase more than one, please click on the "Buy Now" button separately for each purchase. | ||
Chinese Landscape Poster 1Author: Guo Xi (c. 1020-1090), Wenxian City, Henan Province, China Stylistic Period: Northern Song Material: Ink and color on silk Location: National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan |
Chinese Landscape Poster 2Author: Fan Kuan (fl. 990-1020), Shaanxi Province, China in later life. Stylistic Period: Northern Song Material: Ink and Color on Silk Location: National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan |
Chinese Landscape Poster 3Author: Zhu Duan (fl c. 1501-1521), Haiyan, Zhejiang Province, China. Stylistic Period: Zhe School of Ming Dynasty Material: Ink and Color on Silk Location: Palace Museum, Bejing, China |
Chinese Landscape Poster 4Author: attributed to Guan Tong (c. 906-960). Real painter possibly from Ming dynasty. Stylistic Period: Northern Landscape Style (Five Dynasties Period) Material: Ink on Silk Location: National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan |
Chinese Landscape Poster 5Author: Fan Kuan (fl. 990-1020), Shaanxi Province, China in later life. Stylistic Period: Northern Song (with a bit of Tang Dynasty) Material: Ink and Color on Silk Location: National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan |
Chinese Landscape Poster 6Author: Yan Shu (c. 961–1040), Qingzhou City, Shandong Province, China. Stylistic Period: Northern Song Material: Ink on Paper Location: Palace Museum, Beijing, China |