Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Styles and Periods Facet
3. Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)
4. [styles, periods, and cultures by region]
5. Asian
6. East Asian
7. Chinese (culture or style)
8. Chinese painting styles

Narrower term/s

• Ink-bamboo

Anotations

Scope note:

Refers to a style of Chinese painting, the ideals of which were formulated in the eleventh century, though the tradition is evident from at least the tenth century to the twentieth century. It was created by scholars and gentlemen, as opposed to professional painters or craftsmen, for a small, well-educated audience. It is characterized by the combination of painting, poetry, and calligraphy, with a preference for subtle brushwork, monochromatic or subdued coloring, high literary content, and the abstraction of natural forms to convey highly personal views of nature. It inspired the Japanese "Nanga" style.