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Index
Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Introduction: Overview of Chinese Painting
Chapter One: Tools and Materials
1. Types and Hair Sources of Brushes
2. Inksticks and Inkstones
3. Colors
4. Xuan Paper (Rice Paper)
5. Supplementary Tools
Chapter Two: Chinese Painting Techniques
1. How to Hold the Brush
2. How to Paint with the Brush
3. How to Use Water
4. How to Use Ink
5. How to Apply Color
6. Framing
Chapter Three: Introductory Lessons
1. How to Paint Flowers
Plum Blossom
Orchid
Bamboo
Chrysanthemum
Peach Blossom
Camellia
Hall Crabapple Blossom
Sweet Osmanthus
Wisteria
Morning Glory
Lotus
Iris
Chinese Narcissus
Peony
2. How to Paint Fruits and Vegetables
Long Turnip
Red Turnip
Pomegranate
Lychee
Cherry
Loquat
Bottle Gourd
Grape
Peach
Pineapple
Watermelon
Bell Pepper
Pumpkin
Tomato
3. How to Paint Grass Insects
Butterfly
Bee
Dragonfly
Goldfish
Carp
Angelfish
Crab
Shrimp
4. How to Paint Birds
Sparrow
Chick
Crested Myna
Kingfisher
Wagtail
Magpie
Swallow
Chapter Four: Advanced Lessons
1. Magpie on Plum Blossoms
2. Crested Myna with Red Leaves
3. Kingfisher with Lotus
4. Wagtail on the Shore
5. Sparrows on the Pomegranate Tree
6. Five Sons Passing the Imperial Examinations
7. Swallows on Wisterias
8. Goldfishes Playing in the Water
9. Colorful Carp
10. Butterfly and Lychees
11. Dragonfly and Pumpkin
Appendices
Brief Glossary of Some Chinese Painting Terms
Dates of the Chinese Dynasties
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