Posted on 04/18/2018 4:00:44 PM PDT by mairdie
A survey of Chinese art from 2100 BC to 18th century AD - the Xia Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty. The dynasty descriptions are on long enough to get the gist. To read them fully, you'll need to pause as you view.
The music is Zhuxiang Zan playing "Incense Prayer Hymn" on the Taoist Music Orchestra CD, available on Amazon.
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If anyone is wondering about all the red calligraphy on the paintings, think of a painting as a thread. The painting was a visual poem and there was often also an actual written poem to accompany it. When people visited the painting, they’d apply their seal ring to it as a thread reply, or comment, that would stay permanently with the painting. There are times when you’ll find a very long scroll, with a small painting in the middle. When they ran out of room, they’d just attach another piece so they could keep commenting. There are sometimes just threads that invite comments.
I used to work with a guy who was married to a Japanese girl.
One of her relatives gave them a “pillow book”. I looked through it and believe they are sexually weird.
The keyword is Japanese. The Chinese didn’t do that. Their art is very conservative by today’s standards.
I forgot to mention that it was full of what appeared to be 19th century or earlier drawings or paintings.
Absolutely. You’ll also find antique sexual paintings in India. Not China.
bookmark... Thanks :)
Gorgeous art. Thank you, mairdie!
I am so VERY glad you liked it, etabeta. Really pleases me.
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