How a small piece of artwork became a model of Chinese Gongbi painting

For more: https://www.cgtn.com/video Rare Fowl Sketched from Life is the representative work of Huang Quan, an artist of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period (907-979). It was created as a model sketch for his son to learn bird-and-flower painting from. This small piece of artwork, which is "crammed" with 24 lifelike rare birds, doesn't seem to follow the rules of composition. However, such a work is considered a model of Chinese Gongbi painting. Professor Fei Jun from the Central Academy of Fine Arts will explain how exquisite the sketch is. Subscribe to us on YouTube: https://goo.gl/lP12gA Download our APP on Apple Store (iOS): https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cctvnews-app/id922456579?l=zh&ls=1&mt=8 Download our APP on Google Play (Android): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.imib.cctv