Chinese painting knowledge introduction

Chinese painting

The forms of Chinese calligraphy and painting are various and varied. There are horizontal, straight, square, round, and flat shapes, as well as length and length. In addition to murals, the following are common types.

Zhongtang

In China's old-style houses, the ceilings are tall, so the middle wall of the living room is suitable for hanging a huge calligraphy and painting, which is called "middle church".

Banner

A long strip of calligraphy and painting becomes a banner, and the couplet is also composed of two banners. The banner can be straight and horizontal, and the horizontal and the balance are similar. Regardless of calligraphy or Chinese painting, it can be designed as a banner or four or even multiple banners. Commonly there are banners for spring, summer, autumn and winter. Each painted four seasons flowers or landscapes, four as a group. As for the longer poems, if they are not written in the church, they can be divided into banners, which are rather beautiful.

Sketch

The so-called sketches refer to small-sized paintings. It can be straight and horizontal. After mounting, it is suitable for hanging fine walls or rooms. It is very exquisite.

Frame

The use of wooden frames or metal framed calligraphy and pressing glass or film becomes a pressure mirror. Modern film has the advantages of non-reflection and lightness. As for the non-reflective glass, it will not affect people's appreciation of the picture, so it is very popular.

reel

The scroll is a feature of Chinese paintings. The scrolls of calligraphy and painting are framed with scrolls, and the axes of logs are added to the scrolls. The scrolls are wrapped around the axis for collection.

Fan

The inscription of the fan or circle fan can be mounted on the fan and can be used as a pressure mirror. Because of the beautiful shape of the circle or the fan-shaped, some people cut the picture into a fan-shaped form before painting, and then put on a sash to create a unique style.

Album

Bind calligraphy and calligraphy into albums, called albums. In modern times, there are special stationery stores that will cover the cost of the album to give people the chance to play. The albums can be folded into squares and differ from the following long scrolls.

Long roll

The scroll of the painting's growth axis becomes a long roll, and most of it looks horizontally. The screen is continuous and different from the album one by one.

Duan Fang

Put the sketch into a square or so on the side of the picture and become a bucket. The pressure mirror can be flat.

screen

A single piece can be placed on the table as a mirror screen, with a box setting, standing on the table of the Eight Immortals, is one of the traditional decorations. As for the screen, there is a single frame or a folded frame, which can be used with calligraphy and pictures.

Chinese painting materials

Chinese calligraphy and painting can be written on paper, gongs, gongs, fans, ceramics, dishes, mirrors, etc. Commonly there are the following types, and murals are not included.

Sakamoto

The calligraphy and painting is drawn on the silk, silk, or silk fabric and is called a transcript. Although there are many volumes of ancient paintings, they are susceptible to insect infestation and they are also damaged. On the contrary, the paper is easier to preserve. Sakamoto looks more expensive, but the background is less white than paper. Due to the large number of kung fu preparations before the painting, it is not as good as paper.

Paper

Chinese calligraphy and painting paper can be roughly divided into two types. One that is prone to water is the student's declaration. When students declare that they add drowning water, they are less susceptible to water.

mural

The ancients drew large-scale frescoes in the tombs, caves, temple walls, courts, etc. Many of the murals were still left and become national treasures.

Folding fan

Ancient fan paintings are much smaller for carrying. However, modern people mostly use giant fans to paint interior decorations, so they are more practical than the ancients.

Round fan

The circular fan is mostly round or oval and has a small area. But there are also transcripts and papers. The large fan or palm fan used in ancient courts is much larger than Qi Qi. Now it is rare.

ceramics

Vases, cups, plates, mirrors, and other utensils are also made of calligraphy and painting. The colors and methods used are different, but the principles and appreciation of paintings and paintings are unchanged.

Utensils

In addition to porcelain, such as calendars, lampshades, pots and even modern tie and clothing, etc., are also decorated with calligraphy and painting, and are very popular and unique. Western-popular Christmas cards, etc., are often popularized by Chinese characters.