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Title – Sketches of Birds and Insects

Artist – Huang Quan

Period/Dynasty – 5 Dynasties Period

Century – 975

Significance – Realistic in painting. No composition whatsoever since it was instructions for his eldest son to paint. Established the "Shu" style (flower painting)

Title – Wintry Groves and Layered Banks

Artist – Dong Yuan

Period/Dynasty – Five Dynasties

Century –C. 950

Significance – Jiangnan Landscape Style. Impressionistic artistic style

Title – Travellers in Mountains and Streams

Artist – Fan Kuan

Period/Dynasty – Song Dynasty

Century – 1000 AD

Significance – Monochrome Style. Daoist beliefs inside the painting. The artist was known as the "Mountain man" which means the person is "antique & rustic". You are humble if you are a mountain man. Has Confucianism beliefs: the mountain is looming over everything

Title – Flour Mill Powered by a Waterwheel

Artist – Anonymous

Period/Dynasty – Northern Song Dynasty

• Century –10th Century or Early 11th
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Significance – The symbolism of bamboo: Strong, fast to grow. Important because China had Earthquakes

Title – The Night Revels of Han Xizai

Artist –Gu Hongzhong

Period/Dynasty – Northern Song Dynasty

Century –C. 970

Significance – The concept of figure painting. Portraying a guy to become an official: "Courtesan in painting" - The artist made a painting based on his recording

Title – Magpies and Hare

Artist – Cui Bai

Period/Dynasty – Northern Song Dynasty

Century – 1061

Significance – This painting is an example of a "moment in time" as you observe the magpie and hare are interacting. Composition is assymetrical.