Pen-and-ink Characteristics of Chinese Painting and Modern Succession

Pen-and-ink seems to be an old topic but is in fact the most essential subject in Chinese painting studies. This is because it is not only the language of expression,aesthetic taste and carrier of painting conception of Chinese painting but the primary measure of analyzing and criticizing painting works. The pen-and-ink of Chinese painting develops as the time goes and presents prominent distinctions in different phases of history and becomes constantly perfect and mature. To carry forward the tradition of pen-and-ink of Chinese painting we should allow exploring multi-variant attempts and seeking multiple means with an open mind.