A Comparative Study On The Chinese And Japanese Realistic Painting Of Flower And Bird-From Tradition To Today

A comparative study, from the traditional and modern point of view, is made between the Chinese and Japanese Realistic Painting of Flower and Bird with the analysis of paintings and painters and introductions of proofs and examples.Japan is located in an island but a people which is good at absorbing foreign culture to enrich and develop her native culture. During her long history, Japanese painting has been being influenced by Chinese culture. Affected by the paintings of Song and Yuan Dynasties, Japanese Realistic Painting of Flower and Bird presents the artistic characteristics of the western art which added its artistic charm. Despite the foreign elements, the native character of Japanese Painting of Flower and Bird hasn't been weakened, on the contrary, its native spirit essence has been perfectly presented and nourished by the aesthetic values of this nation, it is now developing with her unique artistic characteristics.After the Reform and in the context of multi-culture, the Realistic Painting of Flower and Bird in COhina, compared with our ancestors' glorious achievements in this field, is kept in delima of the traditional rules and foreign culture. Painters have tried different ideas on how to walk out of the difficulty. Some of them find its connection with western culture and many of them are keen on borrowing something from modern Japanese Flower and...