hello, everyone! welcome to “unique chinese words”!
the word we talk about today is”水墨画”— ink and wash painting.
ink and wash painting is a type of painting.
more often, ink and wash painting is regarded as the representative of the traditional chinese painting.
the basic level of ink and wash painting only includes water and ink, black and white color. however, the advanced one will also include fine-brush flowers-and-birds painting with many colors.
ink and wash painting began in the tang dynasty, grew in the five dynasties, was prosperous in the song and yuan dynasties, and continued to develop in the ming and qing dynasty and modern times.
for example: ink and wash painting is an art form with strong chinese characteristics and plays an important role in the history of chinese painting.
