Differences and characteristics between literati painting and landscape painting

Literati painting is poetic, fresh and elegant in its performance function. In color, ink painting is more important than gorgeous, with free and easy lines and natural and wild themes. In point of view, it is freehand brushwork, and in essence, it is fun outside the image, not realism. With an ethereal and quiet heart, literati painters deeply understand the silent beauty of nature and see through the roots of life. Basic characteristics: profound knowledge, meaningful words and elegant style.

Landscape painting focuses on depicting natural scenery of mountains and rivers. The Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties gradually developed, but it was still attached to figure painting, which was mostly used as a background. Sui and Tang dynasties began to be independent, such as Zhan Ziqian's colorful landscapes; Landscape painting flourished in the Five Dynasties and the Northern Song Dynasty, with many authors.