Table 9 Representative artworks: Sesshū Tōyō, Liang Kai, and Muqi
From: The East Asian transmission of Southern Song Zen Buddhist painting base on compositional perspective
A1 Sesshū Tōyō Exemplars |
Painting of Shennong 《神农图》(Cultural Note: Shennong, mythical inventor of agriculture) |
Portrait of Du Fu 《杜子美图》(Historical Context: Du Fu (712-770), Tang dynasty poet) |
The God of Longevity 《寿星图》(Iconography: Star God of Southern Polar Constellation) |
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B1 Liang Kai Exemplars |
Hotei 《布袋图》 (Zen Significance: Laughing Buddha prototype) |
The Sixth Patriarch Cutting Bamboo 《六祖截竹图》(Key Scene: Huineng demonstrating sudden enlightenment) |
Painting of Liuhai the Immortal 《刘海仙人图》(Daoist Tradition: Coin-dancing toad tamer) |
C1 Muqi Exemplars |
The Monk Called “Clam-Monk” 《蚬子和尚图》(Zen Folklore: Tang dynasty eccentric monk) |
Portrait of Laozi 《老子图》(Philosophical Icon: Founder of Daoism) |
Fenggan the Monk 《丰干图》(Zen Triad: Companion to Hanshan and Shide) |
