What's the difference between ink painting and Chinese painting?

1. The word Chinese painting originated in the Han Dynasty. People in the Han Dynasty thought that China lived in heaven and earth, so he was called China, and China's paintings were called "Chinese painting" for short. According to legend, ink painting began in the Tang Dynasty, became in the Five Dynasties, flourished in the Song and Yuan Dynasties, and continued to develop in the Ming and modern times.

2. The content expressed is different. Ink painting and Chinese painting are both free and pure. The freedom of ink painting refers to its inclusiveness, and it can roam freely in this art world regardless of ancient and modern times. Pure Chinese painting refers to its strict aesthetic requirements, and only creations that conform to the spirit of Chinese painting can be included in the title of Chinese painting.

3. Ink painting on paper, bronze decorative painting and silk painting all belong to the category of Chinese painting. Ink painting is a form of painting, based on the branch method of pen and ink application, by adjusting the concentration of water and ink. Compared with traditional Chinese painting, it covers a wider range.

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Chinese painting is divided into three subjects. Figures, flowers and birds, landscapes, on the surface, are classified according to subject matter, but in fact, they express an idea and thought with art. The so-called "painting is divided into three subjects", which summarizes three aspects of cosmic life: figure painting shows the relationship between human society and people; Landscape painting shows the relationship between man and nature, and integrates man and nature; Flower-and-bird painting is to show all kinds of life in nature and live in harmony with people. The combination of the three constitutes the whole universe and complements each other. This is a philosophical thinking from the sublimation of art, and it is the true meaning of art.

This picture is divided into ten doors. Chinese painting is divided into six branches, namely, figures, houses, landscapes, pommel horses, ghosts and gods, flowers and birds, etc. The painting spectrum of Xuanhe in the Northern Song Dynasty is divided into ten branches, namely, Taoism and Buddhism, figures, palaces, model people, arowana, landscapes, birds and beasts, flowers and trees, ink bamboo, fruits and vegetables, etc. Deng Chun's Painting with the Southern Song Dynasty is divided into eight categories (doors), namely, immortals, buddhas, ghosts and gods, biographies of people, landscapes, forests and stones, flowers, bamboo feathers, animals, insects and fish, houses, trees, boats and cars, melons and fruits, vegetables and grasses, and small miscellaneous paintings. There were "Thirteen Paintings" in Yuan Dynasty, but their contents were quite complicated, so they should not be used as classification standards.

References:

Baidu encyclopedia-Chinese painting

Baidu encyclopedia-ink painting