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Ink wash painting, an Uncommon card
Ink wash painting is a type of Chinese ink brush painting which uses washes of black ink, such as that used in East Asian calligraphy, in different concentrations.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 84
- DEF
- 90
- Power
- 174
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 67,000
Power 174 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
Ink wash painting quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Ink wash painting card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
It emerged during the Tang dynasty of China, and overturned earlier, more realistic ______.
Answer
techniques. It emerged during the Tang dynasty of China, and overturned earlier, more realistic techniques. From the Ink wash painting article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
List of concert halls. List of concert halls 97 · Ink wash painting 84 · Ahmad Jamal 80 · Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay 75 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Ahmad Jamal. Ahmad Jamal 110,000 · Hindu mythology 85,000 · Ink wash painting 67,000 · List of concert halls 34,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- It emerged during the Tang dynasty of China, and overturned earlier, more realistic techniques.
- It is typically monochrome, using only shades of black, with a great emphasis on virtuoso brushwork and conveying the perceived "spirit" or "essence" of a subject over direct imitation.
- Ink wash painting flourished from the Song dynasty in China onwards, as well as in Japan after it was introduced by Zen Buddhist monks in the 14th century.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Ink wash painting article was read about 67,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 84 and blocks with 90: each hit it takes is cut by 36 %.
How to get Ink wash painting
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Ink wash painting (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Liang Kai 梁楷 (fl. first half of 13th century), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
