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  • Yang Zihua - Northern Qi Scholars Collating Classic Texts

    04/09/2019 11:18:02 AM PDT · by mairdie · 16 replies
    A painting from the Six-Dynasties period of Chinese art - AD 220-589 - depicting the collating of historical texts. Yang Zihua is known for his horses. One strange aspect is the cosmetic use by the women of bright white on foreheads and the bridge of the nose. The music is Flowing Water - Gu Guanren.
  • Fine Arts - Zhang Sengyou - Five Stars and 25 Constellations - to ancient Chinese music

    04/01/2019 1:13:09 PM PDT · by mairdie · 13 replies
    Zhang Sengyou was a court painter during the Six Dynasties period. He was active from 490 A.D. to 540 A.D. Besides being the director of the imperial library, and in charge of all painting related affairs for Emperor Wu of Liang, Zhang Sengyou held high military and administrative positions. His work is considered one of the four standards of traditional Chinese painting. The music is Qupai Lianzou - Qupai Legato, from the Taoist Music Orchestra.