Does figure drawing in Chinese painting use lines to show the figures?

Figure painting in Chinese painting is to outline the form of the figure, the folds of the clothes and the sash with the winding and stretching lines, so that people can feel the charm of the figure in the painting. Chinese figure painting began in the Warring States and flourished in the Sui and Tang dynasties. There have been many outstanding works of figure painting and figure painters throughout the ages.

China's ancient figure painting, has reached a high level of skill, appeared in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Gu Kaizhi, Yan Liben, Wu Daozi in the period of the Tang Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty, such as Tang Bohu and other masters of figure painting.

Gu Kaizhi's Women's History Scroll is divided into nine segments, each depicting a story, with vividly modeled figures, which, to a certain extent, expresses the side of the life of the women of the aristocracy in ancient China. The brushwork is done with a wandering brush, with continuous lines that are slow, natural, even and rhythmic.

Yan Lipen's picture of the Emperor Tang Taizong greeting Princess Wencheng and Songtsen Gampo in the emperor's carriage has a harmonious atmosphere, with different expressions of the characters, and it is a treasure among the figure paintings of the future generations.

Tang Pak Fu's "Lady Playing Xiao" vividly shows the melancholy expression of the lady playing the Xiao.

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Gu Kaizhi's Luoshen Fu, which shows the whole story in one continuous scene, has a great influence on later generations because of its smooth lines and evocative characters.

Cao Buxing during the reign of Wu Sun, and Wang Jian and Wei Xie of the Eastern Jin Dynasty were all good at painting Buddhist figures.