Print style
Baimiao Ink Line
Plain line drawing with a brush and no shading at all. The whole picture lives in how each stroke starts, swells and tapers away. Wuzhen example from the Poster Stamp collection.
Make a stamp in this styleThe print tradition
Plain line drawing with a brush and no shading at all. The whole picture lives in how each stroke starts, swells and tapers away.
- Period
- China, from the Song dynasty
- Process
- Brush and ink on paper
- Marks
- Tapering brush line on open paper, vermilion accents
- Frame
- Hanging-scroll mount: rod, woven damask, hanging ribbons, title slip, seal on the painting
The example
A stone lane in the plum rains. The example starts from a Rainpost scene render of Wuzhen. The browser editor applies a local print treatment to your photo; the historical collection is an artistic interpretation.
