KONG Liuqing

(Nanjing Academy of Arts)

Abstract: In the situation of “supernatural style works” and Chinese realistic painting of the overall painting in the Tang Dynasty,the “ease works” in liberal style of flowers and birds painting on ceramics from the Changsha Tongguan kiln in the Tang Dynasty appeared and became very popular at that time .In the history of Chinese painting, the reason why Chinese realistic painting has done the historical contribution that is of perspective significance and it turned out not to be accidental is because that Tongguan kiln possessed technological conditions and the bold emotion and unrestrained Chu cultural tradition as well as Changsha countryside environment far away from the Capital Changan .Therefore, the concept of “ease work”by the scholars from this region since the middle Tang Dynasty has been acceptable .Though the flowers and birds painting from Tongguan kiln was just awork of painter, it was considered to be more mentally healthy compared with the overbearing Chinese ink painting of flowders and birds in liberal style by the scholars in the Ming and Qing Dynasties .

Keywords: ceramic painting, liberal style, ease work