In a late 12th-century Chinese scroll painting entitled " Wind and Snow in the Fir Pines," famed landscape artist Li Shan depicts a lone scholar warming himself by a crackling fire.

In paintings like “Winter Landscape,” attributed to the 16th-century artist Jiang Song, or “Autumn Colors Among Streams and Mountains” by the great Ming dynasty master Shen Zhou, nature ...

The distinctiveness of Chinese culture, as observed in Cailiang Yu’s work, suggests that the Chinese landscape painting evolution has transcended binary choices of tradition or Western influences.

"Style in Chinese Landscape Painting: The Song Legacy" focuses on a dynastic period (960-1279) when artists, working mostly under court patronage, infused landscapes with unprecedented emotion and ...

Twenty-seven iconic works of Chinese painting from the Freer’s permanent collection will be on view June 12 – Nov. 28. “Masterpieces of Chinese Painting” offers an exquisite selection of rarely ...

For generations of painters and admirers, rare and seldom-displayed landscape painting from China’s Song dynasty rank among the most outstanding achievements of Chinese culture. On view May 17–Oct. 26 ...

Ming gardens dance with ancient Chinese traditions of art, culture, philosophy and religion. They also illustrate the profound influence of landscape painting on garden design.

Wesley Tongson, "Untitled," from the Mountains of Heaven series (2000), ink and color on board, 28 3/8 x 38 3/8 inches (all images courtesy BAMPFA, gift of Lilia and Kenneth Tongson) ...

Many of these works are available in the Song and Yuan Dynasty Painting Collection. The exhibition, " Style in Chinese Landscape Painting: The Yuan Legacy," is on view through May 31, 2015.

This format is favored by the ancient Chinese Art practices for various reasons. Firstly, the long paper reel buffers environmental intrusions such as dust, mould, or dampness, from threatening ...