Invented in China around 300 B.C.E, the bamboo brush was originally intended solely for traditional calligraphy and ink painting styles. When grouped together with the inkstone, inkstick, and xuan ...

The Dunhuang Grottoes in northwest China’s Gansu Province are turning out to be a real cultural gold mine. When Chinese scholars went to investigate the murals at Dunhuang they found a large number of ...

City-based artist and art historian, Koeli Mukherjee Ghose, still practices the ancient art form. City-based artist and art historian, Koeli Mukherjee Ghose, still practices the ancient art form. Back ...

Even those unfamiliar with the name of the literati painter Taneun Lee Jeong (1554–1626) will recognize his work. The bamboo painting engraved on the back of the 50,000 Korean won note is his creation ...

Workshop in the art of Chinese brush painting with Chinese artist Chi Zhang focusing on traditional bamboo painting. Discover the fascinating art of Chinese brush painting and try your hand at this ...

H: 37 1/4, W: 12 in. H: 94.62, W: 30.48 cm.

Hakgojae Gallery presents orchid, bamboo paintings in New Year celebrations Hazy moonlight shimmers on a tranquil bamboo forest. The bamboo, so upright and leafy, seem to be swaying gently in the ...

In China, evergreen bamboo, pine, and plum trees are traditionally associated with winter and also closely identified with the scholar in private life. Known as the scholar's "three friends of winter" ...