Chinese art

art originated in China

painting technique

Kunqu (), also known as Kunju (), '''K'un-ch'ü, Kun opera or Kunqu opera', is one of the oldest extant forms of Chinese opera. It evolved from a music style local to Kunshan, part of the Wu cultural area, and later came to dominate Chinese theater from the 16th to the 18th centuries. refined the musical style of kunqu, and it gained widespread popularity when Liang Chenyu used the style in his drama Huansha ji (Washing Silken Gauze). Well-known pieces of Kunqu opera included The Peony Pavilion'' from the Ming dynasty.

thumb|Pectoral of Senusret II, from his daughter's grave, using shaped stones rather than enamel. Cloisonné inlays on gold of [[carnelian, feldspar, garnet, turquoise, lapis lazuli, 1880s BC]] thumb|right|Chinese Ming dynasty|Ming Dynasty cloisonné enamel bowl, using nine colours of enamel

calligraphy with Chinese script; one of the four arts (music, chess, calligraphy and painting)

artistic tradition

pottery and porcelain from China

UNESCO World Heritage Site in China

group of legendary xian (immortals) in Chinese mythology

thumb|350px|The Yellow Drawing Room at [[Buckingham Palace is rife with chinoiserie designs. King George IV was a keen patron of chinoiserie, and had many other rooms created in this style such as the Centre Room, also located in the East Wing.]] thumb|A Vienna porcelain jug, 1799, decorated to imitate another rare Chinese product, [[lacquerware]]

museum in the Forbidden City, Beijing, China

decorative knot and symbol of Ashtamangala

Chinese decorated bronzes deposited as grave goods in the tombs of royalty and the nobility

history of Asian art or Eastern art

four main academic and artistic accomplishments required of the aristocratic ancient Chinese scholar-gentleman caste

art of the Timurid Empire

ceremonial suit made of pieces of jade

Type of umbrella originating in China

Danmei (; also known as BL) is a genre of Chinese literature and other fictional media that features homoerotic relationships between male characters. Derived from Japanese boys' love and influenced by Western slash fiction, danmei is a diverse genre that first emerged online in the late 1990s. Danmei works are primarily hosted online as web fiction, and they are typically consumed by heterosexual women, but also consumed by bisexual and gay individuals. People in China generally use the term yuandan () to refer to danmei, though it actually stands for "original danmei".

animation from China

Shanghai's contemporary art district

arts district in Dashanzi, Chaoyang district, Beijing, PRC

type of scroll painting

thumb|right|200px|Gongshi (Scholar's rock) in Wen Miao, Shanghai|Wenmiao temple, [[Shanghai]]

metallic mirrors of ancient China

aspect of history

thumb|right|250px|A Lianhuanhua Image from "Arrest of the Orchid" Lianhuanhua () is a type of palm-size picture books of sequential drawings popular in China in the 20th century. It influenced modern manhua.

bottle for holding snuff powder

jade mined or carved in China from the Neolithic onward

art institution in Hangzhou

The handscroll is a long, narrow, horizontal scroll format in East Asia used for calligraphy or paintings. A handscroll usually measures up to several meters in length and around 25–40 cm in height. Handscrolls are generally viewed starting from the right end. This kind of scroll is intended to be read or viewed flat on a table, in sections. The format thus allows for the depiction of a continuous narrative or journey.

ancient Sichuanese artifact

right|thumb|Fangyi dated to the 12th century BCE (Shang dynasty) A fangyi (; 'square bronze') is a type of Chinese ritual bronze container typical of the Shang and early to middle Zhou periods of Bronze Age China (circa 1800-900 BCE). It takes the shape of a square or rectangular casket with a cover that resembles a hip roof, surmounted by a knob of a similar hipped appearance. The lower edge is typically indented with a semi-circular notch.

contemporary movement in Chinese art

Chinese art association based in Hangzhou, China

heritage designation in the People's Republic of China

Mogu () is a painting skill or technique in traditional Chinese painting. It literally means "boneless". In these paintings, forms are made by ink and color washes rather than by outlines. ==Etymology==

provincial museum in Jilin, China

Caihua (), or "colour painting", is the traditional Chinese decorative painting or polychrome used for architecture and one of the most notable and important features of historical Chinese architecture. It held a significant artistic and practical role within the development of East-Asian architecture, as Caihua served not only decoration but also protection of the predominantly wooden architecture from various seasonal elements and hid the imperfections of the wood itself. The use of different colours or paintings would be according to the particular building functions and local regional cust

art exhibitions in Taiwan (1927–1943)