Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder-Women in Chinese Painting
The Spinning Wheel
Artists did not use artistic techniques to make them look better,
but praised their unadorned individuality and virtuous lifestyle while
simultaneously expressing sympathy for their poverty.
 Yuan Dynasty
During the Yuan dynasty, because of social turmoil and ethnic conflicts, many
painters escaped to live in the mountains. They began to focus on painting the
beauty of the nature that surrounded them, causing a decline in paintings of
women.
Painters did not continue the Song Dynasty tradition of positively displaying
women of different classes. Instead they drifted away from depicting real life.
They sought themes from historical stories as well as literary works. In terms
of human modeling, they followed the customs handed down from the Tang
Dynasty.
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