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Chinese Art @chineseart.bsky.social · Nov 20

Zhou Fang (attr.), Court Ladies Adorning Their Hair with Flowers, 8th century
#art #paintings

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Chinese Art @chineseart.bsky.social · Nov 27

Chen Hongshou, The Vast Yellow River, the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644)
#chineseArt #river #water

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Chinese Art @chineseart.bsky.social · Nov 26

Chen Hongshou, Lotus Flowers and Mandarin Ducks, the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644)
#ChineseArt #painting #lotus #duck

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Chinese Art @chineseart.bsky.social · Nov 26

Qiu Ying, Immortal Mountain and Pavilions, the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644)
"Each stroke is like an iron wire, with beginnings and endings, rhythm and emotion. It also carries a sense of openness and simplicity, reminiscent of Tang Dynasty small-script calligraphy, inviting endless exploration."
#art

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Chinese Art @chineseart.bsky.social · Nov 25

Xu Wei, "Ink Lotus," Ming Dynasty (1368–1644).
#lotus #ink #painting

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Chinese Art @chineseart.bsky.social · Nov 25

Lu Zhi, Plum Blossoms, Rocks, and Narcissus (horizontal scroll), the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644)
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#flower #floral #painting #art

Chinese Art @chineseart.bsky.social · Nov 25

Tao Cheng, Jade Rabbit in the Moon Palace, the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644)
#art #chinesePaintings #mythology

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Chinese Art @chineseart.bsky.social · Nov 24

Cui Zizhong, "Cloud-Storing Scene," Ming Dynasty (1368–1644).
The #painting depicts the Chinese poet Li Bai at Fei Mountain, capturing clouds in a bottle to bring home and use as a cushion for sleep. This romanticized tale originated with this artwork.
#art #folklore

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Chinese Art @chineseart.bsky.social · Nov 24

Lan Ying, "Snowy Landscape," Ming Dynasty (1368–1644).
A scene of flowing streams and winding paths, adorned in silvery white, stretching profoundly toward the heavens.
#painting #snow #landscape #chineseArt #winter

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Chinese Art @chineseart.bsky.social · Nov 24

Lan Ying, "Crimson Peaks and Red Trees," Ming Dynasty (1368–1644).
Although inspired by Zhang Sengyou, this boneless technique in landscape painting was an innovation by Lan Ying himself.
#ChineseArt #landscape #maple #mountain

Chinese Art @chineseart.bsky.social · Nov 23

Lan Ying, Imitating Zhang Sengyou's Landscape, Ming Dynasty (1368–1644).
#mountain #landscape #chineseArt #painting

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Chinese Art @chineseart.bsky.social · Nov 23

Jiru Chen, Plum and Bamboo, the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644).
#chineseArt #bamboo #plum #flower

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Chinese Art @chineseart.bsky.social · Nov 23

Han Huang (attr.), Five Oxen, 8th century
#ox #painting #ChineseArt

Chinese Art @chineseart.bsky.social · Nov 23

Gu Kaizhi (copy after), The Nymph of the Luo River, 10-13th century
Luoshen is the daughter of Fuxi (also spelled as Mixi) in Chinese #mythology. After drowning in the Luo River, she became the goddess of the Luo River and is also regarded as the goddess of beauty in Chinese culture.
#art

Chinese Art @chineseart.bsky.social · Nov 23

Gu Hongzhong (attr.), The Night Revels of Han Xizai, 10th century
#chinesePainting #party

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XingWu🐉ChineseFolklore @xingwu.bsky.social · Nov 22

A "cha(槎)" is a bamboo and wood raft.
In Chinese #mythology, a wooden raft that travels to the heavens is called a xingcha(星槎, "star raft"). People believed that immortals could use such rafts to travel between the human world and the celestial realm across the vast sea.
#folklore
🎨 《仙人乘槎渡海圖》元盛子昭

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Chinese Art @chineseart.bsky.social · Nov 22

Chen Chun, Sketches of Flowers, the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644)
#flowers #art

Chinese Art @chineseart.bsky.social · Nov 22

Tang Yin, Palace Courtesans of Shu, the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644)
#ChineseArt #painting

Chinese Art @chineseart.bsky.social · Nov 22

Lü Ji, Mountain Birds Among Osmanthus and Chrysanthemums, the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644)
#bird #chinesePainting #art

Chinese Art @chineseart.bsky.social · Nov 22

Shen Zhou, Approaching Rain, the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644)