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three distances  

Definition

  • A set of principles required to organize a Chinese landscape painting. The three distances are “level distance” (pingyuan), “high distance” (gaoyuan) and “deep distance” (shenyuan).

Alternative Terms

三元
Chinese
sanyuan

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  • sanyuan

    Chinese

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