Bodhidharma and Luohans, after Liang Kai's "Eight Eminent Monks"
1901
27.0 x 39.0 cm
These three tracings (2005.411.47, .48, .49), made from a painting attributed to Liang Kai (ca. 1150?–ca. 1220?) that is now in the Shanghai Museum, show Xie"s early interest in figure painting, particularly from Song dynasty prototypes.
Xie Zhiliu (1910 – 1997)
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About this artwork
- Title: Bodhidharma and Luohans, after Liang Kai's "Eight Eminent Monks"
- Artist: Xie Zhiliu
- Year: 1901
- Original dimensions: 27.0 x 39.0 cm
- Format: Landscape
- Copyright status: Under copyright
- Color hue: Green Spectrum
- Perceived brightness: brilliant