Radiant gold and azure interplay, forming their own delightful aesthetic. During the Zhenguan era of the Tang Dynasty, a…
Radiant gold and azure interplay, forming their own delightful aesthetic. During the Zhenguan era of the Tang Dynasty, a painter chanced upon a marvelous stone, dazzling with interwoven gold and blue. Grinding it into powder yielded two pure, lightweight pigments: mineral blue and mud gold. Using these materials, applying colors in layers, the painter initiated the Gold-and-Blue Landscape school.