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  2. List of Chinese symbols, designs, and art motifs - Wikipedia

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    Chinese art : a guide to motifs and visual imagery. Boston, US: Tuttle Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4629-0689-5. OCLC 893707208. Williams, Charles (2006). Chinese symbolism and art motifs : a comprehensive handbook on symbolism in Chinese art through the ages. New York: Tuttle Pub. ISBN 978-1-4629-0314-6. OCLC 782879753

  3. Chinese variety art - Wikipedia

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    Chinese street performers seen by Johan Nieuhof in 1655–57. Chinese performing arts have a long history. Variety show is known to existed as early as the Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) or possibly earlier. During the Qin and Han periods, Juedi (角抵) or Baixi (百戲) variety show was popular with the common people.

  4. Arts of China - Wikipedia

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    Chinese Jade ornament with flower design, Jin dynasty (1115–1234 AD), Shanghai Museum.. The arts of China (simplified Chinese: 中国艺术; traditional Chinese: 中國藝術) have varied throughout its ancient history, divided into periods by the ruling dynasties of China and changing technology, but still containing a high degree of continuity.

  5. Four arts - Wikipedia

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    Although the individual elements of the concept have very long histories as activities befitting a learned person in ancient Chinese history, the earliest written source putting the four together is Zhang Yanyuan's 9th century Fashu Yaolu (Compendium of Calligraphy) from the Tang dynasty.

  6. Chinese art - Wikipedia

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    Chinese art is visual art that originated in or is practiced in China, Greater China or by Chinese artists. Art created by Chinese residing outside of China can also be considered a part of Chinese art when it is based on or draws on Chinese culture , heritage, and history.

  7. Chinese art by medium and technique - Wikipedia

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    Much traditional Chinese art was made for the imperial court, often to be then redistributed as gifts. As well as Chinese painting, sculpture and Chinese calligraphy, there are a great range of what may be called decorative or applied arts. Chinese fine art is distinguished from Chinese folk art, which differs in its style and purpose. This ...

  8. Six principles of Chinese painting - Wikipedia

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    The six elements that define a painting are: "Spirit Resonance" (qiyun 气韵) or vitality (shengdong 生动), and seems to translate to the nervous energy transmitted from the artist into the work. The overall energy of a work of art. Xie He said that without Spirit Resonance, there was no need to look further.

  9. Category:Chinese art - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Chinese art" The following 89 pages are in this category, out of 89 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...