Category: ArtsPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Intermediate

國畫

/guóhuà/Roman

English meaning: Chinese Painting (Guohua)

Chinese (Trad.) Definition

(繁體中文)

國畫是以水墨為主要媒介的中國傳統繪畫,臺灣故宮博物院收藏了世界上最完整的中國繪畫珍品,是研究國畫的重要寶庫。

English Definition

Traditional Chinese painting using ink and watercolors on silk or rice paper. Taiwan's National Palace Museum holds one of the world's greatest collections of classical Chinese painting, including masterpieces from the Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties brought from mainland China. Contemporary Taiwanese artists continue to explore guohua techniques alongside modern influences.

Example

臺灣故宮博物院珍藏的宋代山水畫是中國國畫藝術的瑰寶。

In English: The Song Dynasty landscape paintings in Taiwan's National Palace Museum are treasures of Chinese painting art.

Synonyms

  • 中國畫
  • 水墨畫

Literary Heritage

橫看成嶺側成峰,遠近高低各不同。不識廬山真面目,只緣身在此山中。

/Héng kàn chéng lǐng cè chéng fēng, yuǎn jìn gāo dī gè bù tóng. Bù shí Lú Shān zhēn miàn mù, zhǐ yuán shēn zài cǐ shān zhōng./

Viewed from the side it forms a ridge; viewed head-on a peak. Far, near, high, low — each reveals a different face. I cannot discern the true face of Mount Lu, for I myself am within the mountain.

蘇軾 (Su Shi) · 詩人、書法家、政治家 · 11th century CE

題西林壁 (Inscribed on the Wall of Xilin Temple)

題西林壁, composed during a visit to Mount Lu, 1084 CE

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