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Five Dynasties
907 - 960
Brief and unremarkable in terms of military activity and economic progress, this period is nonetheless noteworthy in terms of two artistic advances. First, as porcelain technique continued to develop, ceramists introduced so-called whiteware, a thin, strong "china" with a pure white glaze. Second, a distinctive style of painting called "monumental ink landscape" dominated. Inspired by the Taoist notion that mountains were essentially sacred pillars connecting heaven with earth, artists, using black ink on silk, depicted the natural world as the source of harmony and enlightenment.
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