Chang Can
CHINA, Shaanxi, Xi’an; Tang dynasty
Chang Can was an artist who was skilled in the portrayal of figures and Buddhist imagery. His artworks that were listed in Records of Famous Paintings in Yizhou include several Buddhist figures. The book also records the figurative paintings of National Master Wuda from Daci Temple in Sichuan, dating from the Northern Song dynasty (960–1127). This painting, together with Li Sheng’s landscape murals from the Former Shu Kingdom (907–925), the horizontal inscribed board written by monk Daoying, and the inscription written by Li Shangying of the Late Tang period (846–907), were known as the Four Wonders. 14 of Chang’s paintings were also listed in Xuanhe Catalog of Paintings.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: People, page 12.
Cite this article:
author = Hsingyun and Youheng and Youlu and Pokorski, Stefanie and Yichao and Mankuang and Miaohsi,
booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: People },
pages = 12,
title = {{Chang Can}},
volume = 19,
year = {2016}}