Cabbages by Kuei-Nan; Qing dynasty, dated 1906
Ink on paper
Kuei-Nan
CHINA, Fujian, Fuzhou
Kuei-Nan was a monk and artist who was skilled in calligraphy and painting. After several years of traveling and exploring many famous mountains in China, he settled in Hsinchu, Taiwan. Kuei-Nan’s specialty was in painting fruits and vegetables. His existing work, Cabbages, is now kept at the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts in Taichung. The painting features a simple illustration of cabbages, which although may seem an odd subject, is a vegetable that is often portrayed in paintings and is thought of as a symbol of purity, clarity, and detachment.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: People, page 145.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Kuei-Nan." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: People , vol. 19, 2016, pp. 145.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Stefanie Pokorski, Yichao, Mankuang, and Miaohsi. 2016. "Kuei-Nan" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: People , 19:145.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Pokorski, S., Yichao, Mankuang, & Miaohsi.. (2016). Kuei-Nan. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: People (Vol. 19, pp. 145).
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