Characteristics of Arts and Crafts in Tang Dynasty

The paintings in the early Tang Dynasty were mainly religious Buddha statues and noble figure paintings. Famous artists include Yan Lide and Yan Brothers. The existing Map of Emperor Taizong and the Map of Emperors in Past Dynasties are both representative works of Yan. After the prosperous Tang Dynasty, figure painting began to pay attention to secular life, and landscape painting became increasingly prosperous. Wu Daozi is known as the "painting sage", and the existing Born of Gautama Buddha is said to be his work. Li Sixun and Li Zhaodao are famous for their gold and blue landscape paintings, which are colorful and detailed. They are the ancestors of the northern landscape painting school. The poet Wang Wei created ink landscape painting. His landscape paintings are exquisite, elegant and poetic. He is the ancestor of the Southern School landscape painting, which has a great influence on later generations. In addition, there were many painters who were good at painting flowers, birds and animals in the Tang Dynasty.

Stone carving and clay sculpture are the most colorful sculpture arts in the Tang Dynasty. Such as the giant Buddha statue in Leshan, Sichuan, the Longmen Grottoes and the Thousand-Buddha Cave in Dunhuang.