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shan shui

style of traditional oriental painting with brush and ink that involves or depicts scenery or natural landscapes
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shan shui

Summary

shan shui is a genre of painting[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • shan shui's instance of is recorded as genre of painting[3].
  • shan shui's instance of is recorded as artistic theme[4].
  • shan shui is a type of landscape painting[5].
  • shan shui is a type of Chinese painting[6].
  • shan shui is a type of Korean painting[7].
  • shan shui is a type of Nihonga[8].
  • shan shui's Commons category is recorded as Shan shui[9].
  • shan shui's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Shan shui[10].
  • shan shui's hashtag is recorded as shanshui[11].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include genre of painting[3] and artistic theme[4]. Recorded subclass of include landscape painting[5], Chinese painting[6], Korean painting[7], and Nihonga[8].

Why It Matters

shan shui has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). shan shui. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/shan-shui
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  1. 20d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Shan shui
    Instance of → genre of painting, artistic theme
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/37444|batch #37444]]: Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026) ([[Property:P14541]]) 2"
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