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Description Tang Yin painted a straw yard. An old man sitting on a mat, wearing a towel, dressed in loose robes, hugging his knees to look up at the sky, like singing or sighing, with calm expression. Indoor is frugal, censer and stationery table shows the author's identity and interests. Behind is bamboo fence, in accompany with trees in variety. The painting 唔子养性图 features comfort, easiness, figures’ expression well compatible with environment. . Specification Author: Ming Tang Yin. Size: height: 40cm / width: 145cm Material: painting paper made from rice stalk, silk cloth as background material Source: From Liaoning Museum Size: Height: 40 cm, width: 145 cm, -
Description This painting 溪山清远图 features rock hill, steeply rising rock, jungle tree, temple, mountains hazy, vast river surface, landscape running far off. All elements combine very naturally, no sense of procrastination. The rocks was painted like with coarse big ax, with strength in ink rendering. Towers and houses painted in layers, with no artificiality. Although landscape and figures were handled in simplified way, a variety of dynamic interaction appear vividly on the paper. Specification Author introduction: Xia GUI, painter of the Southern Song dynasty. Born in Qian Tang (now Zhejiang Hangzhou). His painting features profound composition, simple ink line, steep and refreshing sense, ax-like line style. Height: 34 cm, width: 840 cm, painting paper made from rice stalk, silk cloth as background material. -
Description This is an ancient Chinese painting 老子图 depicting Lao Tzu, the founder of Taoism Specification Whole painting width: 55 cm, height: 165 cm; [Material: painting material made from rice stalk, silk cloth as background material -
Description The painting's 听琴图 background was handled very concisely. Behind the protagonist is a tree, with luxuriant longissima clinging. Under the pine tree are a number of bamboo culm, verdant, swaying. In addition to piano case, only a few incense burning on the incense burner. Opposite to protagonist is a small and exquisite stone on which stands a small tripod, with the flower shoots within. This painting make people feel that this is a high level park, carefully tailored by the painter. All sets as well as the position of the minor characters are arranged around the protagonist's performance. The of the whole picture makes people feel the atmosphere in the stillness, and get on the bursts of sound of the piano, together with the sound of the breeze stirred the pine leaves. A poem from Bai Juyi can well describe the beaut: "the sound of silence.". Specification Whole painting: width: 45cm, height: 182cm [Author]: Zhao Ji, Northern Song Dynasty, [Material]: painting paper made from from rice stalk, silk cloth as background material Click HERE for more pictures -
Description Three Deities in Three Purity Realm 三清画像 depicts the three dominating deities in Three Purity Realm. The three deities are Dao De God, Yuanshi God and Lingbao God. Specification Each scroll: Width: 45cm, height: 140cm -
Description This painting 八仙过海 depicts the scene where eight immortals sailing across the ocean in a legendary story. Each of eight immortals has different character and behavior but they are together in sailing across the ocean of delusion Specification Height: 55cm, width: 127 cm (tolerance allowed) -
Description Reality-Cultivating Knacks Chart 修真图 is one that illustrating the practical knacks needed for proper practice. Some researchers claim this painting was created based upon the Yellow Court Canon---a very important alchemy practice classics---and it reveals the hidden role for each internal organs and orifices. To better understand Xiu Zhen Tu, people should pay attention upon five aspects: first is orifice, second is five internal organs, the third is in compliance with timing, the fourth is I-Ching application and the last is the relation between them. It is a diagram giving the directions necessary for all practicing steps. This painting, in combination with the Inner Landscape of Human's Body, is a must for all qigong practitioners for further practice Specification Whole painting width: 55cm, height: 168 cm; inner painting: width:45cm, height 73cm scroll painting on cloth (tolerance allowed). English translation of all Chinese poem or essay on the painting is provided for better understanding.
