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Ching
Dynasty
Ching
Dynasty (1614 – 1911)
The brilliant reigns of the Kangxi (r. 1662-1722) and Qianlong (r.1736-95)
emperors display a period when the Manchus embraced Chinese cultural
traditions and the court became a leading patron in the arts as China
enjoyed an extended period of political stability and economic prosperity.
Lang Shih-ning is one of the favorite court painters during the Kangxi and
Qianlong period.
Three principal groups of artists were working during the Ching dynasty :
the traditionalists, who sought to revitalize painting through the
creative reinterpretation of past models; the individualists, who
practiced a deeply personal form of art that often carried a strong
message of political protest; and the courtiers the officials and the
professional artists who served at the Manchu court.
Wang Hui, Yun Shou-ping is also famous in landscaping and flowers
paintings.
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