The figure painting is a painting subject which reflects the reality directly in Chinese painting. It is a traditional Chinese painting subject which mainly describes the character activities. It reflects the characteristics of the Chinese nation's aesthetic consciousness, and comprehensively, fully reflects the social consciousness of politics, philosophy, religion, morality, literature and art, etc., which is rich in cognitive value and education significance in all subjects of Chinese painting. The figure painting has been divided into many subjects due to different themes and types. The description of historical stories and real people is called figure subject; the description of Buddhas and monks is called Daoist and Buddhist subject; the description of social custom is called the custom subject; the description of women is called the beautiful woman subject; the portraiture is called...
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The figure painting is a painting subject which reflects the reality directly in Chinese painting. It is a traditional Chinese painting subject which mainly describes the character activities. It reflects the characteristics of the Chinese nation's aesthetic consciousness, and comprehensively, fully reflects the social consciousness of politics, philosophy, religion, morality, literature and art, etc., which is rich in cognitive value and education significance in all subjects of Chinese painting. The figure painting has been divided into many subjects due to different themes and types. The description of historical stories and real people is called figure subject; the description of Buddhas and monks is called Daoist and Buddhist subject; the description of social custom is called the custom subject; the description of women is called the beautiful woman subject; the portraiture is called truly depiction. Also it is divided into several types due to difference in style of painting. The one with exquisite depiction, sketching and coloring is called the meticulous figure painting; the one with concise painting is called the stick figure or freehand figure painting; the one with unrestrained painting is called the ink-splashing figure painting; the one with pure line drawing or little ink is called the line drawing figure painting; the one focusing on the line drawing and slightly coloring the head, face, hand and foot is called Wuzhuang figure painting. Selected Works of Chinese Masters of Past Dynasties - Characters of Past Dynasties selects the works of famous Chinese painting masters, covering the most representative works of Chinese historical figure painting.
