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Noble and Precious Animal Deer in Chinese Paintings

CNArtGallery — Thu, 14 Nov 2013 14:22:59 +0000

Chinese Deer Painting: Symbolize Long Life for giving blessing of longevity. In ancient China, people thought the deer is an immortal animal with a long life. When a deer was 500 years old, its color would turn to be white, while the deer 1000 years old was called "cang lu(dark-green deer)", and 2000 years old was called "xuan lu(magic deer)".

Two Deers Feng Shui Painting, the Chinese word "deer” sounds like the word "road" in Chinese. So the Chinese painting of two deers in it also implies that everything was going smoothly on the road.

Deer - Chinese Painting

The Giant Panda in Chinese Arts

CNArtGallery — Thu, 31 Oct 2013 08:15:55 +0000

The Giant panda seems as elusive in art as it has been in nature. In early Chinese Art, bears not Panda bears were carved into jade. However, the mountains where the pandas live have been well represented in Chinese paintings.

The traditional Chinese landscapes known as "shan-shui", or mountains/water is one of the most enduring subjects of Chinese Art. Bamboo, the main diet of the Panda bear, has also been a main subject of artists throughout time. The artists now include the Panda bear in their paintings. Paintings of Giant pandas appeared only recently in Chinese art due to the excitement pandas generated among Westerners in this century. Like the inspirational quality of some earlier Chinese paintings the images of Giant Pandas in paintings may serve to educate and inspire others to value one of China's National Treasurers.

Panda - Chinese Painting

Chinese Chicken Paintings

CNArtGallery — Tue, 29 Oct 2013 08:14:18 +0000

The Rooster or Chicken is the tenth of the twelve-year cycle of animals which appear in the "shengxiao", the earthly branch, or better known in English as the Chinese Zodiac. The Rooster is a common subject in Chinese painting, belonging to the category of flower-and-bird painting. The Chinese character for the Chicken is a homophone of auspicious, thus making it particularly popular among Chinese artists.

Chicken-Peony - Chinese Painting

Chinese Peony & Cock/Rooster Painting: A Chinese Chicken-Peony painting depicts a cock in a peony garden, symbolizing the pleasure of the country life as well as the hope that one will be blessed by rank and wealth (represented by the cock's comb and the peonies).