Xie He (, fl. 6th century) was a Chinese art historian, art critic, painter, and writer of the Liu Song and Southern Qi dynasties who wrote the "Six principles of Chinese painting" (繪畫六法, Huìhuà Liùfǎ) in the preface to his book "The Record of the Classification of Old Painters" (古畫品錄, Gǔhuà Pǐnlù).
Six principles of Chinese Painting.
According to Xie He, the six elements that define a painting are:
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