In China painting and calligraphy use the same materials ... One of the earliest recorded instances concerns the first-century emperor Ming of the Han, who, upon hearing that his cousin was on his ...

Tang Emperor Li Zhi (628-683 ... illustrate the high level of Tang paintings and add a new chapter to China 's ancient painting history. A painting of maids A painting of maids In addition ...

Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127) Emperor Zhao Ji's Rui He Tu captivates ... He Tu (Auspicious Cranes), a legendary traditional Chinese painting masterpiece created by Zhao Ji (1082-1135), also ...

And though largely gray today, patches of paint hint at once brightly colored ... mausoleum created to accompany the first emperor of China into the afterlife, according to archaeologists.