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Art Council of Mongolia/ beating fleece, students from school

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Display of Maitreya Buddha Thondrol or hanging painting

Art Council of Mongolia/ beating fleece, students from school

One of the major forms of Mongolian fine arts that originated in the hoary antiquity is an independent form of folk painting. Starting from the folk ornaments and patterns, the folk paintings reflect the most complex illustrations with living and natural contents. Nomadic Mongols’ universal view, their everyday duties, dreams and concern for happiness are commonly depicted in the folk paintings. Tsagaan Jamba, B.Sharav, Jügder and U.Yadamsüren are the main representatives of the renowned folk painters.

filming Dong Ho woodblock Folk Paintings

The history of miniature painting goes back to the Stone Age. By being drawn initially on stones, then on animal skinnit was formed and developed. By mid of the ХV–ХVII centuries this field reached high level of development. Coming exactly to this century, such creative schools asn“Samarkand school of miniature”, “Khirot School of miniature”, “Boburids’ school of miniature” has been formed. In the ХV–ХVII centuries portrait genre and the description of historical events became consistent and basic theme in art schools of Central Asia.Miniature art has not lost its significance even at present. There are many artists whonare occupied with Miniature art. They draw their compositions on paper and on animal skin.

The history of miniature painting goes back to the Stone Age. By being drawn initially on stones, then on animal skinnit was formed and developed. By mid of the ХV–ХVII centuries this field reached high level of development. Coming exactly to this century, such creative schools asn“Samarkand school of miniature”, “Khirot School of miniature”, “Boburids’ school of miniature” has been formed. In the ХV–ХVII centuries portrait genre and the description of historical events became consistent and basic theme in art schools of Central Asia.Miniature art has not lost its significance even at present. There are many artists whonare occupied with Miniature art. They draw their compositions on paper and on animal skin.

Print paintings at Nguyen Dang Che’s House

Painting of Catching Coconut from the Collection at Viet Nam University of Fine Art