Tag: 談文說藝

This session will talk about the materials used for painting, including silk fabrics and paper. Murals are equally important. Most of the paintings in the Tang Dynasty and before were destroyed in palaces or temples, so many of them were moved to Dunhuang to paint murals to prevent them from being burned. At that time,…

In this episode, we will return to the topic of “seals.” In the previous episode, we mentioned that emperors had their own unique seal systems, with two of the largest collectors being Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty and Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty. Emperor Huizong had the “Xuanhe Painting Academy,” while Emperor Qianlong…