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Monday, February 22, 2010
  [dorje knots] Monkeys of Mount Tiandu b - dorje knots

Ink and color on paper
149x80.7cm
Guangzhou Art Museum

Cheng Zhang (1868-1936)
Style name: Yao Sheng, native of Xing-an, Anhui Province. In his paintings, he applied the Western techniques of shading and perspective, which endeared them to the urban patrons in the coastal regions. He taught fine arts at Tsinghua University. This painting drew its material from his sketches of Mount Tiandu. In th

Stone
Tang Dynasty
Height: 72cm

Lokapala is a common image in Chinese Buddha sculptures. According to Buddhism's doctrine, Lakapala safeguards the Buddha and its temples. Generally, there are four Lokapalas fashioned in Chinese temples, guarding east, south, west and north. Lokapala statues made during the Tang Dynast


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