The _Bas-reliefs_ of the second Han dynasty belong to the second and
third centuries of the Christian era.
_Ku K'ai-chih_, also called _Chang-k'ang_ and _Hu-tou_, was born in
Wu-hsi in the province of Kiang-su. He lived at the end of the
fourth and beginning of the fifth century. His style, resembling
that of the Han period, informs us as to the character of painting
from the second to the fifth century. It is such as to indicate a
long antecedent period of cultivation and development.
_Hsieh Ho_ (479-502), painter of the figure. He wrote a small book
setting forth the Six Canons or Requirements of painting. This work
informs us regarding the philosophy of art in China of the fifth
century.