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Chan Story

Ink on silk

禪會圖

中國

禪會圖主要描繪俗家弟子向禪師問道的情景,如藥山惟儼與李翱、大顛寶通與韓愈、鳥窠道林與白居易、馬祖道一與龐蘊等。據《景德傳燈錄》卷十四記載,李翱問藥山惟儼禪師:「如何是道?」惟儼指指天空,又指瓶子,李翱不知所以,惟儼便說:「雲在青天水在瓶。」此圖岩上置一水瓶,推測描繪的是唐代(618~907)朗州刺史李翱問道於禪僧藥山惟儼的情景。
 圖中禪師坐於岩上,岩上置一水瓶,其前著官服者籠袖而立。畫面神韻清新,人物衣紋以淡墨畫輪廓,用筆簡練流暢,起落自然。此作畫風古拙,推測為中國南宋(1127~1279)早期的作品。

For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting A-H, page 144.

Cite this article:

Hsingyun, et al. "Chan Story." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting A-H, vol. 14, 2016, pp. 144.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Graham Wilson, Manho, Mankuang, and Susan Huntington. 2016. "Chan Story" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting A-H, 14:144.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Wilson, G., Manho, Mankuang, & Huntington, S.. (2016). Chan Story. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting A-H (Vol. 14, pp. 144).
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booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting A-H},
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title = {{Chan Story}},
volume = 14,
year = {2016}}


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