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The Ming Dynasty I chose to write about the Ming dynasty and specifically paintings of the time. Chinese painting advanced during the Ming dynasty (1368–1644), building on the successes in painted art of the Song and Yuan dynasties. During this time, painting methods that had been invented and refined before the Ming period became classical. During the Ming era, more colors were utilized in the art. During this time, seal brown became much more popular, even overused. Many new painting skills and techniques were invented and perfected, and calligraphy and painting were much more tightly and flawlessly linked. In the mid and late-Ming dynasties, Chinese art reached a new peak. Painting evolved on a large scale, numerous new schools arose, and many notable masters emerged. This painting is called "Two Hawks in a Thicket" and it was created in the 15th century. There is not an exact time of when the painting was made but it was during the mid-Ming dynasty by Ling Lia
