Chinese painting bamboo

Illustration about Original watercolor painting of bamboo, Asian style. Illustration of leaf, black, style - 35207761

Gallery of Chinese brush paintings of bamboo, grapes, lotus and birds by internationally renowned YouTube artist Virginia Lloyd-Davies.

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The Four Gentlemen (四君子), also called the Four Noble Ones, in Chinese art refer to four plants: the plum (梅), the orchid (蘭), the bamboo (竹), and the chrysanthemum (菊). The term matches the four plants with junzi (君子), or "gentlemen" in Confucianism. They are common subjects in traditional ink and wash painting, belonging to the category of bird-and-flower painting in Chinese art.

In traditional Chinese culture, bamboo, unafraid of severe cold and standing independently, unbowed by external forces, represents a unique gentlemanly character among literati. Because Chinese painting employs a special type of paper called Xuan paper, when painting night scenes, it requires the use of ink to render the paper, which is a special and skillful technique. #art #artist #artwork #artgallery #painting #paint #drawing #draw #chineseculture #chineseart #watercolor #fineart