Ink wash painting is a type of brush painting. Only black ink is used for the painting of basic ones, in various concentrations. During the Tang Dynasty, ink wash painting got developed. Wang Wei is generally credited as the painter who applied color to existing ink wash paintings. The goal of ink wash painting is not simply to reproduce the appearance of a subject, but to capture its soul. To paint a horse, the ink wash painting artist must understand its temperament better than its muscles and bones. To paint a flower, there is no need to perfectly portray its petals and color, but it is essential to convey its liveliness and fragrance.
水墨畫（ink wash painting）是一種毛筆畫。基本水墨畫只使用深淺不一的黑色墨水。唐朝時，水墨畫得到發(fā)展。人們普遍認為是王維將顏色加入到當時的水墨畫中。水墨畫的目標不僅僅是復制物體的外觀，還要捕捉它的靈魂。要想畫一匹馬，水墨畫家必須了解馬的肌肉和骨骼，更要了解馬的氣質(zhì)（temperament）。要想畫一朵花，水墨畫家并不需要完全描摹它的花瓣和顏色，重要的是傳達它的活力和芳香。
