Zhou Fang (Tang dynasty)

][2] Zhou Fang was very skilled in writing and in drawing figures such as Buddha statues, especially in depicting aristocratic women.

[6] The characteristics of Zhou Fang's works, according to records at that time, were "simple and powerful clothing" and "soft and beautiful colors".

In the late Zhenyuan period, envoys and merchants from the Silla Kingdom (on the present-day Korean Peninsula) in the Tang dynasty purchased dozens of works of Zhou Fang at high prices in Yangzhou and other places and transported them back to their own country.

But are based on the entertainment activities of aristocratic women in real life, with a strong sense of the times, thus catering to the aesthetic taste of the high-ranking officials and nobles in the middle and late Tang dynasties.

Zhou Fang works not only promote the prosperous material life of the Tang dynasty, but also reveal the extremely impoverished spiritual world of the noblewomen.

[21] From the content of Zhou Fang's works, it can be seen that he served the cultural life of the upper-class aristocracy in the Tang dynasty, portraying the luxurious and indulgent lifestyle of the ruling class.

The lady in his pen has a graceful appearance and a plump figure, with "clear and fresh eyes, eyebrows without continuous curls, red lips and white teeth, and a trimmed and hanging nose.

[citation needed] Zhou Fang was a Chinese painter during the Tang dynasty, living in the capital of Chang'an (modern Xi'an) during the 8th century.

[citation needed] This picture depicts the images of 13 concubines and palace maids with high buns on their heads, round eyes, and long skirts dragging the ground.

The author pays attention to the rhythmic changes of horizontal density and looseness, as well as the hierarchical changes of vertical height, to make the structure of the picture orderly and avoid monotony and rigidity in composition.

[24] "The Picture Scroll of Lady with Hairpin Flowers" draws inspiration from the life of palace women, with gorgeous and luxurious concubines leisurely strolling in the garden.

The veil on the shoulders of the women tuning the piano and sipping tea slipped down, revealing their lazy, lonely, and drowsy and decadent state.

The color scheme tends to be uniform and light, and the clothing is completely devoid of decoration, giving a sense of simplicity.