tang dynasty, wu daozi

Painting by Wu Daozi Comes to Life

Wu Daozi was a famous painter during the Tang Dynasty and was revered as the “sage of paintings.” His pictorial artwork has left many legendary stories that have been passed down through generations. The most notable painters in ancient China, including Wu Daozi, shared a similar characteristic in that their paintings were very lifelike. Behind ...

David Jirard

The brushwork in Daozi Wu's 'Eighty-Seven Celestials' is the best of its genre in traditional Chinese painting.