#ChineseArt is an active hashtag on Bluesky. In the last 30 days, 15 people shared 31 posts with it — around 1 a day. Activity is up 67% versus the previous week, peaking on Jul 12 with 5 posts.

Posts with #ChineseArt

Art History Animalia

@arthistoryanimalia.bsky.social

7 months ago

#Caturday 🐱: Min Zhen 閔貞 (China, 1730–after 1791) Black #Cat (n.d.; Qing dynasty, 18th c.) Hanging scroll; ink on paper Painting: 78.5 x 38.5 cm. (30 7/8 x 15 3/16 in.) Princeton University Art Museum y1947-65 artmuseum.princeton.edu/a…. #CatsInArt #ChineseArt

hanging scroll with ink painting of a CHONKY tuxedo cat, tail up and looking towards viewer smiling

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Art History Animalia

@arthistoryanimalia.bsky.social

about 2 months ago

#TilesOnTuesday : “Winged porcine beast” China, 6th or 7th c. (Northern Qi or Tang dynasty) Earthenware w/ appliqué & glazed decoration On display at Princeton University Art Museum (1996-289) #ChineseArt

“an amber, porcine creature with wings and a spiked mane stands with mouth agape”

“These glazed, reddish earthenware tiles are molded into high-relief depictions of fantastic beasts…Comparisons with the designs of Northern Qi (550-577) stone-relief figures from the Xiangtangshan cave temples in Hebei province suggest a contemporaneous date; however, the tile's glazing technique is associated with the Tang dynasty. The tiles probably lined the walls or platform of a pagoda or tomb; at least twenty-four other tiles from the same set are known to survive.”

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The Zen of True Art

@thezenoftrueart.bsky.social

6 days ago

Yiang Xiaomei, "Refreshing Lotus Rising From Water," (loose translation), contemporary painting, nd; photo: Wan Fung Gallery. #art #arte #china #chineseart #asianart #flowers #lotus #contemporaryart #modernart #flowerart #botanicalpainting #museum #artgallery

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Patrick Kapty

@patrickkapty.bsky.social

11 days ago

Nuo mask carved wood 18th - 19th centuries China #handmade #carved #wood #Nuo #mask #theatre #china #chinesemask #nuomask #theatricalperformance #ritual #exorcism #demon #fangs #traditional #culture #protector #goodluck #chineseart #chineseantiques

This is a traditional Chinese Nuo opera mask (傩戏面具), heavily utilized in ancient exorcism rituals and theatrical performances across southern China.
Nuo masks represent gods, ancestral spirits, or benevolent demons. They are used to ward off evil spirits, pestilence, and bad luck while invoking blessings and prosperity.
This specific mask features the fierce, exaggerated facial characteristics typical of a martial deity or protector spirit. It features prominent bulging eyes, stylized swirling eyebrows, flared nostrils, and an open mouth displaying sharp fangs.
Master artisans hand-carved these masks out of solid wood, typically using lightweight and durable timber like poplar or willow.

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Art History Animalia

@arthistoryanimalia.bsky.social

10 months ago

#MonochromeMonday : Huang Yongyu 黄永玉 (Tujia; China, 1924-2023) Black Swine, 1994 Ink on paper, hanging scroll #ChineseArt www.sothebys.com/en/aucti….

Illustration of a black tusked boar with Chinese text above
“signed HUANG YONGYU, dated jia xu, 1994, the twelfth lunar month, inscribed, with a dedication to Shen Weichuang, and five seals of the artist”

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David Perry

@perrytrails.bsky.social

4 days ago

An imperial procession from China...in Kansas City. ⭐ #chineseart #nelsonatkins #kcimsolove #travel #gaytravel #gaytraveler #gaytraveling #lgbttravel #lgbtqtravel #vacation #solotravel #museum #museummonday #worldtravel #blueskytravel #archeology

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Luxomancer 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

@luxomancer.bsky.social

7 months ago

I recently discovered the art of Min Zheng, a Chinese artist during the 1700s and this painting in particular. #MinZhen #ChineseArt #CatsInArt en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Min…

A painting of a chonky black and white cat by the Chinese artist Min Zhen.

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Art History Animalia

@arthistoryanimalia.bsky.social

about 1 year ago

#Caturday 🐱: Tian Shiguang (China, 1916-1999) #Parrot and #Cat, 1943 Hanging scroll, ink & colour on paper 111.5 x 52.5 cm (43 7/8 x 20 5/8 in.) www.christies.com/en/lot/…. #ChineseArt #CatsInArt #BirdsInArt

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Michael

@mdstamper.bsky.social

over 1 year ago

“Gentle Contact” by Lu Jianjun 呂建軍(American, born in China) - Oil on canvas / 2005 - Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (Richmond) #womeninart #art #oilpainting #LuJianjun #ChineseArt #artwork #VirginiaMuseumofFineArts #VMFA #portraitofawoman #womensart #beauty #ChineseAmericanArtist #ChineseAmericanArt

“Gentle Contact” by contemporary Chinese-American artist Lu Jianjun beautifully depicts a young Chinese woman dressed in traditional Chinese clothing, sitting on a wooden chair, surrounded by traditional Chinese furniture and antique objects, such as a porcelain jar and jewelry. All this harkens back to the artist’s childhood visit to his mother’s hometown in southern China. The domestic details, rich color palette, and light versus dark contrast reveal Lu’s classical training in oil painting with a nod to classic Flemish and Dutch artists. The sitter’s elongated hands and fingers suggest the influence of European Mannerism, an anticlassical style that emphasized idealized features.

Born in Hangzhou, China, Lu Jianjun studied oil paintings at Shandong Fine Art College in 1986 and at the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing in 1996. He won several art awards between 1991-1997 throughout China and Japan. After moving to San Francisco in 1999, Lu made several trips throughout the United States and Europe to expand his appreciation for paintings by European masters.

At the age of six, he is said to have suffered permanent scars on his face and impaired memory after being hit by a loaded van. Young and injured, Lu withdrew into a world of silence; however, his disaster spurred an obsessive pursuit of art and turned pain into his own keen artistic style that is both deep and subtle plus antique with a modern artistic charm. Most of the characters in his paintings are beautiful and “delicate” women, dressed in costumes of the late Qing Dynasty, sitting quietly on a Chinese-style classical chair, exuding a quiet and distant mood of ancient thought.

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Art History Animalia

@arthistoryanimalia.bsky.social

about 1 year ago

#FrogFriday 🐸: “A rare and exceptional archaic marble sculpture of a recumbent #frog” China, Shang dynasty (c. 1600-1046 BCE) Length 25 cm (9⅞ in.) #ChineseArt www.sothebys.com/en/buy/a….