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What is the highest form of Chinese painting?
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One of the esteemed pursuits of the traditional Chinese scholar was landscape painting, known generally as shān shuǐ. Capturing the beauty of nature within a balanced composition is considered a conceptual feat achieved only by the hand of a master.
PAGODA REDOctober 7, 2020
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"Literary Gathering" Chinese Scroll Painting, c. 1923
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Exquisitely painted with delicate line work and a subdued color palette, this Chinese scroll
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Late 20th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens
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Silk, Paper
Chinese Scrolling Vines Mirror, c. 1850
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Wall Mirrors
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Mirror, Softwood
Petite Chinese Primitive Scroll Table, c. 1900
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
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Elm
Chinese Indigo Blue and White Scroll Jar
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This charming blue and white scroll jar speaks to an era and way of life long gone. With unique
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
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Porcelain
Chinese Hanging Scroll Painting of a Winter Landscape
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20th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens
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Chinese Square Display Table with Scroll Corners, circa 1850
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topped by decorative scroll corners. Crafted in the mid-19th century, the table is modeled after summer
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Chinese Ming Iron Brushed Jar, c. 1600
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Chinese Famille Verte Cabbage Jar, c. 1900
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Chinese Prosperity Stone Disc, c. 1900
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