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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">heavy color</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>mineral painting</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>heavy coloring</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>heavy colour</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>heavy-color</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>rich color</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>zhongcai</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Heavy color, or zhongcai describes a style of painting popular in medieval-era China that relies on a dispersion of mineral colors that are opaque and solid. Artworks created with this technique are characterized by a fine, precise definition of volume and the layering of pigmented hues. Having risen to prominence in the Tang Dynasty, the practice of heavy color or zhongcai later waned. Unlike free-flowing ink paintings, the technique displays meticulous brushwork with lifelike effects, while the lightweight texture of the paint differs from the thicker, denser effects produced by oil painting. ]]></note></mads>