Title: Chinese art | Article about Chinese art by The Free Dictionary
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Chinese art
Chinese art,
Early Periods
The Early Dynasties: Ritual Bronzes
Buddhist Art
Chinese Painting since the Fifth Century
Calligraphy and the Minor Arts
Cross-Cultural Influences in Modern Times
Art under Communism
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Content: Works of sculpture, painting, and architecture of a more distinctly religious nature were created. With Buddhism, the representation of the Buddha and of the bodhisattvas and attendant figures became the great theme of sculpture. The forms of these figures came to China from India by way of central Asia, but in the 6th cent. A.D. the Chinese artists succeeded in developing a national style in sculpture. This style reached its greatest distinction early in the T'ang T'ang
, dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907. It was founded by Li Yuan and his son Li Shih-min, with the aid of Turkish allies. The early strength of the T'ang was built directly upon the excellent system of communications and administration established by the Sui. ..... Click the link for more information. dynasty. Figures, beautiful in proportion and graceful in gesture, show great precision and clarity in the rendering of form, with a predominance of linear rhythms.