Mineral pigments once held the dominant position in Chinese painting. Cliff paintings from the Neolithic Age in Cangyuan, Yunnan Province, and mineral-color paintings on the site of the imperial ...

Branching out the Buddha: The Chinese orchard growing pears in the image of religion's founder . By LEON WATSON Updated: 03:09 EDT, 7 September 2012 ...

The UK's first major exhibition of Chinese art since 1935 includes masterpieces as expressive as any in European painting before Van Gogh, says Alastair Smart Masterpieces of Chinese Painting 700 ...