Fu Cong’s mother believes that what is the essence of Chinese painting

Fu Cong’s mother believes that Dunhuang murals are the essence of Chinese painting.

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Dear children: I believe that the Dunhuang murals represent the essence of authentic Chinese painting. Except for some that are obviously influenced by Indian Buddhist art, those depicting daily life The fragments of paintings are indeed extraordinary: ingenious, meticulously observed, bold and unworldly in technique, and they were painted by generations of unknown painters (the entire mural spans five centuries).

Painting style:

1. Early style

Early Sixteen Kingdoms and Northern Wei Dynasty cave murals (such as caves 275, 254, 257, etc.) The strongly exposed, dynamic and exaggerated figures, the use of strong thin lines to outline and the emphasis on blooming, and the use of ocher red and scattered flower patterns to decorate the substrate, all clearly have the painting style of foreign countries or Xinjiang.

2. Western Wei style (Cave 249, Cave 285, etc.) is absorbing traditional forms and integrating more life plots and images into the creation of Buddhist murals. Frequently, the murals of this period were painted with white powder as a base, and were painted with bold and unrestrained line drawings and bright colors. Overall, it appears that traditional painting styles have been further developed in Dunhuang Buddhist art.