Ancient Chinese Fanart

Ancient chinese art is arguably one of the oldest continuous traditions in the world.

Ancient chinese fanart. The rigid fan has a handle or stick with a rigid leaf or mount. A hand held fan is a rigid or folding device used throughout the world since ancient times for cooling air circulation or ceremony and as a sartorial accessory. Thereafter a unique fine art gradually took shape in the history of chinese fine art.

Chinese art is visual art that whether ancient or modern originated in or is practiced in china or by chinese artists. Fans became to catch the attention of ancient chinese artists unknowingly. Chinese art can be dated back to 10 000 bc the neolithic period when simple pottery and sculptures were mostly common.

The chinese art in the republic of china taiwan and that of overseas chinese can also be considered part of chinese art where it is based in or draws on chinese heritage and chinese culture early stone age art dates back to 10 000 bc mostly consisting of simple pottery. Ancient china covered a vast and ever changing geopolitical landscape and the art it produced over three millennia is unsurprisingly just as varied. The art has evolved with time and religion politics and philosophy have all played an important role in ancient chinese art.