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...such renegade scholar was Shen Chou, whose delightful study of a cat is done in exuberant brush strokes of ink and wash. Shen Chou's acute observation of nature is expressed differently from the literati schools, which tended towards meticulous brush work well exemplified in a Sung drawing of a cat by Li Ti. The lively spirit of the cat is spontaneously displayed by Shen Chou's expressive brush. It is nearly lost amid Li Ti's minute strokes...
...brush stroke is the substance of Chinese painting. The relation between calligraphy and painting is close; in both the emphasis is upon dexterity with the brush and ink. Brush work is developed in painting to such an extent that the individual painter may be recognized by his rock or leaf stroke...
...greater part of the paintings are monochromatic, due to the influence of calligraphy which originally was considered a higher form of artistic expression than painting. Color was never considered as important to the painting as the brush stroke; only the black outline is essential. The potential of color was nearly exhausted by the tenth century. The magnificent "Deer among red maples" of the Five Dynasties period (906-960) shows the height of realistic color. This scroll is covered with foliage of red and brown earth tones, and deer are set naturally in the landscape...
...shows the Ch'an Buddhist application of Hsieh Ho's first principle. The characters appear like scribbles of a child among the stylized work of the emperors and scholars. A Zen counterpart in painting is the "Sage," a work by another monk. In a few rough, abrupt, sometimes unfinished brush strokes the figure is forcefully rendered...
...landscapes are the most impressive expression of Chinese thought in the exhibit. Zen Buddhist sceptisism, denying man's rational ability to explain the meaning of the universe, also denies to the artist the possibility of capturing space with his brush. The sense of incompleteness one feels in the division of a hanging landscape scroll into planes separated by mysterious mists and clouds is a ploy to stimulate intuitive completion. Miss Waite '62 is writing her thesis on the dragon in Chinese art and civilization...