This antique pair of Chinese paintings comes from the Classical Category: "Flowers and Birds' from the 12th Century Emperor, Hui Zong's, Catalogues of Imperial Art (Class 8, Books 15-19).[1A, 73B] Each painting depicts two shou dai niao, or 'birds with long tail feathers'.[123C] The artist(s) used some age old brush techniques: color on color methods like the famed flower painter, Huang Quan, of the 10th Century and the 'boneless technique' of Mi Fu and Mi Youren of ...click for details
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