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155: 112:, a Chan master, crouching as he chops bamboo. This follows the idea of mundane tasks taking on spiritual value in accordance with the philosophy. The painted scene shows the patriarch's "Chan moment" in which he finally attains enlightenment through the resonating sound of the blade. The holy figure is drawn scruffy and almost caricature-like. This was meant to suggest that he is free from worldly concerns like appearance and social status/expectation. In this deceptively simple painting, Liang uses pale and wet brushstrokes. However, several dark lines are scattered throughout, as seen in the vine growing around the tree on the left side of the image, and accents on Huineng's clothing. Liang's style of abbreviated, expressive painting, along with his ability to casually create compelling images is what made him famous among Chan monks. 143: 119: 131: 69: 81:
Liang Kai is most famous for originating or developing the "Xie Yi" (sometimes translated as "sketch style") of painting, where the objective is to evoke the subject or atmosphere with minimal use of detail; it requires a profound mastery of painting technique and perfect concentration, but also
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allows for the beauty of accidental effects. The Xie Yi style is closely associated with the "sudden enlightenment", "mindfulness", and "spontaneity" aspects of this school of Buddhism. Works generally attributed to Liáng Kǎi include: painting of the poet
154: 61:) where he was known for mastery in painting figures, landscapes, and other minor subjects. He was also awarded the Golden Belt, however he left it behind when he left his position at court to practise 57:). He is known to have studied with the master Jia Shigu. He was awarded the rank of Painter-in-Attendance at the court of Jia Tai (1201-1204 CE, Southern 383: 142: 387: 426: 421: 359: 334: 285: 260: 431: 411: 406: 118: 436: 130: 72:
Sixth Chan Patriarch Chopping Bamboo, early 13th century. Hanging scroll, Tokyo National Museum.
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because of his very informal pictures. He was born in Shandong and worked in Lin An (later
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Chinese Brushwork, Its History, Aesthetics, and Techniques
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in particular exemplifies Chan Buddhism. It depicts
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Index

Chinese
pinyin
Southern Song
Hangzhou
Song Dynasty
Chan

Li Bai
Huineng
Li Bai Strolling
Drunken Celestial
Shakyamuni Emerging from the Mountains
Poet strolling by a marshy bank
Shussan Shaka
"The Two-Faced Budai"
doi
10.3406/arasi.1985.1185
ISSN
0004-3958
JSTOR
43485392



The Shanghai Museum of Art
223–224
ISBN
0-8109-1646-0
ISBN
0-7148-2008-3

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