Explain the Development of Painting in Later China, Noting the Materials

question 12

Essay

Explain the development of painting in later China, noting the materials and techniques used as well as the features distinguishing Chinese landscape painting. Use examples to support your essay.

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Definitions:

Diastereomer

Stereoisomers which do not act as mirror reflections of one another.

Specific Rotation

A measure of the rotation of plane-polarized light by a chiral compound in solution, specific to the wavelength of light and temperature.

(-)-Lactic Acid

An enantiomer of lactic acid that is often associated with the sour taste of fermented foods.

Meso Compound

A molecule with multiple chiral centers that is superimposable on its mirror image due to an internal plane of symmetry.