On Inspiration of ZHANG Daqian’s View toward Copying and Sketching for the Teaching of Chinese Painting in Universities

The choice of and emphasis on copying and sketching have long been a problem in the teaching of Chinese painting in universities, which bear on the continuation and development of such kind of painting.From the choice and employment of copying to the sketching teaching, ZHANG Daqian’s copying and sketching view of“learning from the ancient masters and the outside”can be taken as the inspiration for the teaching of Chinese painting.ZHANG laid equal emphasis on copying and sketching.His copying view of“learning from the ancient people and various schools”, together with the Chinese style of copying view of attaching importance on Chinese painting principles and techniques is in line with the internal development trace of Chinese painting learning.It is of great help for the teaching of Chinese painting.