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帛画

Word · NounTraditional帛

silk fabric; ancient silk painting

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

noun

ancient painting on silk

literary

Refers specifically to paintings on silk from ancient China, often before the widespread use of paper. The term itself '帛画' is a compound word.

Zhè这
zuò座
gǔ古
mù墓
chū出
tǔ土
le了
yī一
fú幅
zhēn珍
guì贵
de的
bó帛
huà画
 。

A precious silk painting was unearthed from this ancient tomb.

Mǎ马
wáng王
duī堆
Hàn汉
mù墓
de的
bó帛
huà画
tǐ体
xiàn现
le了
Hàn汉
dài代
gāo高
chāo超
de的
yì艺
shù术
shuǐ水
píng平
 。

The silk paintings from the Mawangdui Han tombs reflect the superb artistic level of the Han dynasty.

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Yán研
jiū究
rén人
yuán员
zhèng正
zài在
xiū修
fù复
zhè这
fú幅
cán残
pò破
de的
Zhàn战
guó国
bó帛
huà画
 。

Researchers are restoring this damaged Warring States period silk painting.

 《
Rén人
wù物
lóng龙
fèng凤
bó帛
huà画
 》
shì是
Zhōng中
guó国
zǎo早
qī期
huì绘
huà画
de的
dài代
biǎo表
zuò作
zhī之
yī一
 。

"Silk Painting of Human Figures, Dragon and Phoenix" is one of the representative works of early Chinese painting.