Arts Studies and Criticism

It is worth noting that in this article, we focus on the landscape paintings of Dong Qichang, an important painter from the Ming period, through his painting historical development and by tracing back to his painting inspiration for the Song and Yuan periods. Then we systematically discuss the features of Dong Qichang painting style, including the calligraphy stroke, the plot selection and the application of color. It also clarifies the deep value for the visual aesthetics in Dong Qichang’s landscape paintings including his “literati elegance”, poetry–calligraphy–painting unification, and impacts of the development of Chinese landscape paintings.