freehand style in Chinese painting
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
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freehand brushwork; freehand style in Chinese painting
neutralContrasts with 'gongbi' (工笔), which emphasizes fine detail and realistic representation. Common in flower-and-bird, landscape, and figure painting.
Zhè这
fú幅
shān山
shuǐ水
huà画
cǎi采
yòng用
le了
xiě写
yì意
de的
shǒu手
fǎ法
。
This landscape painting employs freehand brushwork techniques.
Qí齐
Bái白
shí石
shàn擅
cháng长
xiě写
yì意
huā花
niǎo鸟
huà画
。
Qi Baishi excelled at freehand flower-and-bird painting.
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Xiě写
yì意
yǔ与
gōng工
bǐ笔
shì是
Zhōng中
guó国
huà画
de的
liǎng两
dà大
zhǔ主
yào要
liú流
pài派
。
Freehand and meticulous brushwork are the two main schools of Chinese painting.