Editing Chinese art (section)

==== Chu and Southern culture (c. 1030 BC – 223 BC) ====

[[File:20230208 Painted lacquer lidded dou-bowl carved wirh dragons.jpg|thumb|300px|Lacquer dou-vessel from the Tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng c. 433 BCE]]
A rich source of art in early China was the state of [[Chu (state)|Chu]], which developed in the Yangtze River valley. Excavations of Chu tombs have found painted wooden sculptures, jade disks, glass beads, musical instruments, and an assortment of [[lacquerware]]. Many of the lacquer objects are finely painted, red on black or black on red. A site in [[Changsha]], Hunan province, has revealed some of the oldest paintings on silk discovered to date.

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File:Lacquer bowls of cloud design, Warring States, Jiangling, Hubei, Jingzhou Museum.jpg|Chu wares were elegant and sophisticated, they directly influenced later Han-era wares.
 
File:Lacquer box of phoenix pattern, Warring States, Zaoyang, Hubei, Hubei Museum.jpg|Heart-shaped lacquer box with [[fenghuang|phoenix]] pattern.

File:20230208 Painted lacquer box in the shape of two rear-to-rear pigs.jpg|Painted lacquer box in the shape of 2 rear-to-rear pigs.

File:虎座鸟架鼓（九连墩）.jpg|The [[Fenghuang]] was a popular motif in Chu art, whereas the dragon was more popular in the other states to its north.

File:Warring States Lacquered Dou (9979386085).jpg|Lacquer ''dou'' with phoenix base.

File:Warring States Lacquered Figure, Chu State (10162601104).jpg|Lacquered yuren (羽人) figure on a toad stand

File:彩漆木雕小座屏，2014-04-06 05.jpg|Small lacquered screen, Chu state, 5th century BCE

File:Lacquerware from State of Ch'u.jpg|A lacquerware makeup case from the Jingmen Tomb

File:Lacquer painting from Ch'u State.jpg|Close-up of the previous ware with intricate details of pre-imperial [[Hanfu]]

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