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Detail: Close looking is at the heart of Chinese painting and calligraphy. In premodern China, painters and calligraphers learned by copying, a practice that required heightened observation of details. In the process, they also learned how to look—how to detect fine distinctions of ink tone, saturation, and line. Only after years of this type of intense looking could a person be considered a true expert.
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Finches and bamboo |
China early 12th century, Northern Song dynasty (960–1127) Image: 13 1/4 × 21 13/16 in. (33.7 × 55.4 cm) Handscroll; ink and color on silk |
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