The Murals of Yongle Palace of China
Linzi Chen
Illustration (School of Graduate Studies)
About this Item
- Title
- The Murals of Yongle Palace of China
- Contributor Names
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Chen, Linzi (Author)
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Reitschel, Barbara (Thesis advisor)
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Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York. Illustration (Degree granting institution)
- Date
- 2024
- Degree Information
- M.A. Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York 2024
- Department: Illustration (School of Graduate Studies)
- Advisor: Barbara Reitschel
- Committee member: Brendan Leach
- Abstract
- The murals of Yongle Palace in China belong to Chinese Taoist murals and are used to promote traditional Chinese Taoist culture. Located in Ruicheng, Shanxi, China, they were painted in 1247 BC in the early Yuan Dynasty. They are important both historically and to modern illustrators because of their rich subject matter and superb painting technique. They are a part of a unique artistic style developed from the Tang and Song Dynasties and integrated the characteristics of paintings from the Yuan Dynasty. Today, the murals of Yongle Palace are treasures of ancient Chinese painting art and are considered rare masterpieces universally. They are also incredibly valuable for artistic research. Modern illustrators reference them for techniques and themes. Through an in-depth study of the painting language of the Yongle Palace murals in China from the aspects of composition techniques, character modeling, line styles, and color expressions, this qualifying paper hopes to further explore this artistic language system as well as its patterns with Chinese national characteristics, and how its ancient traditional painting techniques influence the innovative development of modern Chinese illustration art.
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- Identifier
- FIT Repository ID: etd_000968
- Language
- English
Citation
Chen, L. (2024). The Murals of Yongle Palace of China [Master's thesis, Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York]. FIT Institutional Repository. https://institutionalrepository.fitnyc.edu/item/155996
Chen, Linzi. The Murals of Yongle Palace of China. 2024. Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York, Master's thesis. FIT Digital Repository, https://institutionalrepository.fitnyc.edu/item/155996
Chen, Linzi. "The Murals of Yongle Palace of China." Master's thesis, Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York, 2024. https://institutionalrepository.fitnyc.edu/item/155996