The blue-green shan shui (), is a Chinese
painting
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style of "
shan shui
''Shan shui'' (; pronounced ) refers to a style of traditional Chinese painting that involves or depicts scenery or natural landscapes, using a brush and ink rather than more conventional paints. Mountains, rivers and waterfalls are comm ...
". It tends to refer to an "ancient style" rather than modern ones. The main colours of the paintings are
blue
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s and
green
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s, and in the early period it was painted using
mineral
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dye
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s. This style was first formulated by Li Sixun (), a general, politician and famous painter in the
Tang dynasty
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.
History and sub-styles
Similar styles appeared before the
Tang dynasty
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, especially in the period of the
Six Dynasties
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. Many historic records show that Li father and sons – Li Sixun (father) and Li Zhaodao (son, , son of Li Sixun), largely developed the painting techniques and formulated the style.
There are mainly two styles of this painting:
* Shibi Qingyuan ()
* Yibi Qingyuan ()
Schools
Tang dynasty
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:
* General ''blue-green shan shui''.
Late
Northern Song dynasty
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:
* ''Bright green shan shui'' ()
* ''Great blue-green shan shui'' ()
* ''Little blue-green shan shui'' ()
Yuan dynasty
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,
Ming dynasty
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and
Qing dynasty
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:
* The ''little blue-green shan shui'' is the dominant style/school. Especially in the Late
Ming dynasty
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, the painter
Lan Ying (Chinese: 蓝瑛; Pinyin: Lán Yīng) from
Zhe School (Chinese:
浙派) developed the style to an historic climax.
See also
*
Chinese painting
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*
Shan shui
''Shan shui'' (; pronounced ) refers to a style of traditional Chinese painting that involves or depicts scenery or natural landscapes, using a brush and ink rather than more conventional paints. Mountains, rivers and waterfalls are comm ...
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