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Frontiers in Art Research, 2022, 4(5); doi: 10.25236/FAR.2022.040515.

The Influence of Xia Wucailang's Trip to Dunhuang on His Artistic Style

Author(s)

Shuang Liu

Corresponding Author:
Shuang Liu
Affiliation(s)

Sichuan Minzu College, Kangding, 626001, China

Abstract

Xiawu Cailang is an outstanding painter in the history of Tibetan art. He has made great achievements in the creation of thangkas. Xia Wucailang followed the master of Chinese painting Zhang Daqian to Dunhuang to copy murals, which changed his later painting style and created many magnificent and magnificent works of art. This article will discuss the artistic style of Xiawu Cailang's painting from the aspects of Xiawu Cailang's life and his trip to Dunhuang.

Keywords

thangka; painting techniques; artistic features

Cite This Paper

Shuang Liu. The Influence of Xia Wucailang's Trip to Dunhuang on His Artistic Style. Frontiers in Art Research (2022) Vol. 4, Issue 5: 67-70. https://doi.org/10.25236/FAR.2022.040515.

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