Chinesenbsp;paintingnbsp;isnbsp;anbsp;formnbsp;ofnbsp;Chinesenbsp;art.Innbsp;imperialnbsp;times,nbsp;paintingnbsp;andnbsp;calligraphynbsp;werenbsp;thenbsp;mostnbsp;highlynbsp;appreciatednbsp;artsnbsp;innbsp;courtnbsp;circlesnbsp;andnbsp;werenbsp;producednbsp;almostnbsp;exclusivelynbsp;bynbsp;amateurs--aristocratsnbsp;andnbsp;scholar-officials--whonbsp;alonenbsp;hadnbsp;thenbsp;leisurenbsp;tonbsp;perfectnbsp;thenbsp;techniquenbsp;andnbsp;sensibilitynbsp;necessarynbsp;fornbsp;greatnbsp;brushwork.nbsp;Calligraphynbsp;wasnbsp;thoughtnbsp;tonbsp;benbsp;thenbsp;highestnbsp;andnbsp;purestnbsp;formnbsp;ofnbsp;painting.nbsp;Thenbsp;implementsnbsp;werenbsp;thenbsp;brushnbsp;pen,nbsp;madenbsp;ofnbsp;animalnbsp;hair,nbsp;andnbsp;blacknbsp;inksnbsp;madenbsp;fromnbsp;pinenbsp;sootnbsp;andnbsp;animalnbsp;glue.nbsp;Innbsp;ancientnbsp;times,nbsp;writing,nbsp;asnbsp;wellnbsp;asnbsp;painting,nbsp;wasnbsp;donenbsp;onnbsp;silk.nbsp;Butnbsp;afternbsp;thenbsp;inventionnbsp;ofnbsp;papernbsp;innbsp;thenbsp;1stnbsp;centurynbsp;C.E.,nbsp;silknbsp;wasnbsp;graduallynbsp;replacednbsp;bynbsp;thenbsp;newnbsp;andnbsp;cheapernbsp;material.nbsp;Originalnbsp;writingsnbsp;bynbsp;famousnbsp;calligraphersnbsp;havenbsp;beennbsp;greatlynbsp;valuednbsp;throughoutnbsp;China‘snbsp;historynbsp;andnbsp;arenbsp;mountednbsp;onnbsp;scrollsnbsp;andnbsp;hungnbsp;onnbsp;wallsnbsp;innbsp;thenbsp;samenbsp;waynbsp;thatnbsp;paintingsnbsp;are.Paintingnbsp;innbsp;thenbsp;traditionalnbsp;stylenbsp;involvesnbsp;essentiallynbsp;thenbsp;samenbsp;techniquesnbsp;asnbsp;calligraphynbsp;andnbsp;isnbsp;donenbsp;withnbsp;anbsp;brushnbsp;dippednbsp;innbsp;blacknbsp;ornbsp;colorednbsp;ink;nbsp;oilsnbsp;arenbsp;notnbsp;used.nbsp;Asnbsp;withnbsp;calligraphy,nbsp;thenbsp;mostnbsp;popularnbsp;materialsnbsp;onnbsp;whichnbsp;paintingsnbsp;arenbsp;madenbsp;arenbsp;papernbsp;andnbsp;silk.nbsp;Thenbsp;finishednbsp;worknbsp;isnbsp;thennbsp;mountednbsp;onnbsp;scrolls,nbsp;whichnbsp;cannbsp;benbsp;hungnbsp;ornbsp;rollednbsp;up.nbsp;Traditionalnbsp;paintingnbsp;alsonbsp;isnbsp;donenbsp;innbsp;albumsnbsp;andnbsp;onnbsp;walls,nbsp;lacquerwork,nbsp;andnbsp;othernbsp;media.Thenbsp;earliestnbsp;examplesnbsp;ofnbsp;Chinesenbsp;paintingnbsp;thatnbsp;wenbsp;havenbsp;comenbsp;fromnbsp;thenbsp;secondnbsp;centurynbsp;B.C.E.nbsp;Commonnbsp;Westernnbsp;historiesnbsp;ofnbsp;Chinesenbsp;paintingnbsp;holdnbsp;thatnbsp;beforenbsp;thisnbsp;timenbsp;period,nbsp;therenbsp;wasnbsp;nonbsp;Chinesenbsp;painting.nbsp;Butnbsp;itnbsp;isnbsp;morenbsp;likelynbsp;thatnbsp;therenbsp;arenbsp;simplynbsp;nonbsp;survivingnbsp;piecesnbsp;fromnbsp;beforenbsp;thisnbsp;timenbsp;period.nbsp;Artisticnbsp;mediumsnbsp;suchnbsp;asnbsp;painting,nbsp;sculpture,nbsp;pottery,nbsp;etc.nbsp;tendnbsp;tonbsp;shownbsp;similarnbsp;trendsnbsp;innbsp;certainnbsp;timenbsp;periods.nbsp;Thisnbsp;meansnbsp;thatnbsp;bynbsp;lookingnbsp;atnbsp;archaeologicalnbsp;findsnbsp;fromnbsp;beforenbsp;thenbsp;2ndnbsp;centurynbsp;B.C.E.nbsp;(eg.nbsp;obser