Buddha of the Past by Su Hanchen; Southern Song dynasty
Ink and color on paper
Su Hanchen
CHINA, Henan, Kaifeng; Song dynasty
Su Hanchen was a painter during the transitional period of the Northern Song (960–1127) and Southern Song (1127–1279) dynasties. His specialization was in painting portraits of people. He was the painter-in-attendance in the Imperial Painting Academy between 1119 and 1125, and was praised by Emperor Xiaozong (reigned 1162–1189) of the Southern Song dynasty.
After studying under Liu Zonggu, another painter-in-attendance, he developed his own style of sophisticated and refined work. His paintings, Buddha of the Past and Arhat, are currently kept at the National Palace Museum in Taipei, Taiwan.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: People, page 245.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Su Hanchen." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: People , vol. 19, 2016, pp. 245.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Stefanie Pokorski, Yichao, Mankuang, and Miaohsi. 2016. "Su Hanchen" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: People , 19:245.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Pokorski, S., Yichao, Mankuang, & Miaohsi.. (2016). Su Hanchen. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: People (Vol. 19, pp. 245).
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