Art and music appreciation is a part of education that is easy to implement, and which will reap rewards far beyond the years of K-12. Ambleside Online and other curriculums inspired by Charlotte Mason provide selections of some of the loveliest pictures in Western art.
In addition to such selections, our family attempts to incorporate examples of Chinese and Asian art. Below is a list of some of the art we have enjoyed, updated irregularly. I have attempted to add links to each piece, but no guarantees that they still work. Our most recent selections are at the top of the list.
Last updated August 2025.
葛飾北齋 Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) (Japanese artist)
- We used the selections purchased at A Humble Place.
梁楷 Liang Kai (1150-?, Song) (Wikipedia)
- 蠶織圖 The Process of Making Silk (link)
- 潑墨仙人 Immortal in Splashed Ink (link)
- 李白行吟圖 Li Bai Strolling (link)
- 六祖斫竹圖 Liang Kai Cutting Bamboo (link)
- 澤畔行吟圖 Poet Strolling by a Marshy Bank (link)
陳淳 Chen Chun (1483-1522, Ming) (Wikipedia)
唐三彩 Sancai pottery of the Tang Dynasty (Wikipedia)
I don’t recall where I found the particular selections we looked at. I likely took some from Wikipedia, some from auction sites, some from museums.
張擇端 Zhang Zeduan (1084-1145, Song)
We spent the entire term enjoying the famous 清明上河圖 Along the River During the Qingming Festival.
(Wikipedia) (full image)
吳冠中 Wu Guanzhong (1919-2010) (Wikipedia)
- 雙燕 Twin Swallows (link)
- 秋瑾故居 Former Residence of Qiu Jin (link)
- 憶江南 Reminiscence of Jiangnan (link)
- 紫藤 Wisteria (link)
- 魯迅故鄉 The Hometown of Lu Xun (one option: link)
- 吳家莊 Wu Village (link)
- Documentary in Cantonese: link
- Documentary in English: link
八大山人 Bada Shanren (1626-1705, Qing) (Wikipedia) (more info)
- 松下雙鷹 Two Hawks Under Pine (link)
[Optional substitute: 群雁鳴集圖 Group of Geese (link)] - 松鹿圖 一幅, any Deer painting (such as link, or link2)
- 荷花翠鳥圖 Lotus and Bird (link)
- 仿董巨山水 Landscape: Dongyuan and Juran Style (link)
- 游魚 Lonely Fish, 1694 (link)
貓圖 一幅, any cat painting (such as link, or link2
趙孟頫 Zhao Mengfu (1254-1322, Yuan)
