Spring Festival in the eyes of Chinese painters

Updated: 2016-01-26 10:44

(Chinaculture.org)

A painting by Xu Cao. [Photo/artron.net]

Xu Cao (1899—1961) was a famous character painter born during the Qing Dynasty. He was a skilled painter and specialized in portraits of ladies from ancient times, gongbi style, xieyi style (sketching thoughts), and line drawing (simple and straightforward style). The painting above depicts the dragon-lion dance during the Spring Festival's celebration.