Buddha zen - — Shoushan stone buddhist sculpture art _ figurine skills

Core tip: in the interest of stone carving culture, Buddhism has close relationship with shoushan stone. Ming and qing dynasties, shoushan stone is widely used in religious subjects, especially Buddhism sculpture art. 'Avalokitesvara' good 'hole in the interest of stone carving culture, Buddhism has close relationship with shoushan stone. Ming and qing dynasties, shoushan stone is widely used in religious subjects, especially Buddhism sculpture art. 'Avalokitesvara' good 'hole in the stone Peter wang in shou stone culture, Buddhism has close relationship with shoushan stone. Even in shoushan stone, there is a place called 'temple ping shek' variety, this breed is not lodes, but should refer to shou guang temple ruins of shoushan stone mining. Is said to have wide should be temple monks had to shoushan stone carving of the Buddha, the Buddha, and is equipped with producer GongShi workshop and warehouse. Guang temple built in tang dynasty should be light and for three years, Ming hongwu period was destroyed by fire, early wanli rebuilt, to chongzhen and destroyed. Remark according to Chen 'shoushan stone a little' contained: 'according to legend hidden monks stone is very rich, Ming chongzhen between temple, stone soil, nearly in the fact that the temple site dug Shi Nong, call for temple ping shek, are three hundred years old. 'Ming dynasty Xu Xinggong years there is a' YouShou yamadera >, did: 'treasure world depression don't remember spring, zen lamp flameless old monk poverty. Grass cut some residual superiority, the rain washed the empty mountain pick up now. 'In this poem he recorded the guang temple should be burnt after the depression, the' break now 'namely temple ping shek. Times have changed, now temple ping shek, has long been debated, but we can once upon a time people close in shoushan stone fragments and religion. In fact, the southern song dynasty zhu xi's son-in-law p redictors Huang Mian lent is made a 'shou poem', wrote: 'the stone is more recruit, chisel temple for wild turn fluorspar burning bright. 'In recent years in shandong heze unearthed in the ruins of the ancient canal in the yuan dynasty in the sunken ship, found two arhat statues of shoushan stone, more shou stone carvings and Buddha statues art provides a physical evidence of its roots. However, shoushan stone is widely used in religious subjects, especially Buddhism sculpture art, still thriving on two generation of Ming. And buddhist images in this period is not limited to the large of faith and worship as the object of small sculptures, more to the hall or study the decoration and furniture forms. Ming and qing dynasties is the most golden period of Chinese arts and crafts, and the emergence of many guru figure, such as Yang Yuxuan of late Ming dynasty, was the leading craft artist, his art is known as the 'trick', legend has it he had worked in kangxi years qing imperial, revered as shou stone takes after. Yang Yuxuan in shoushan stone carved Buddha statues for the court or the more powerful collection, works such as collection of the museum of Beijing the imperial palace and popular field-yellow stone across the sea of kannon and caused a sensation in the art market in recent years of the qing dynasty writer MaoXiang field-yellow stone collection of Damocles faced can armless like like, white shoushan stone, both Yang Yuxuan of academia as classic, especially can armless like hui, hui for han monk appearance, high forehead, symbol of wisdom and profound moral, highlights the characters, resolute temperament, the corners of the mouth slightly raises characters, aloof, portrays the distinctive character. Since the qing dynasty buddhist statue arts continued the basic features, such as Yang Yuxuan eponymous Zhou Binzhou ri, as well as in the mid qing Wei Rufen shou stone carving artists, they descended in Buddha statues, depicts the distinct character. Shoushan stone buddhist statues carved to contemporary development, in the performance form more diverse, artist according to their own aesthetic preferences, create a different style and shape, but overall still is refined by four display style as the main line, in fine point all the games. Through the accumulation of Ming and qing dynasties, contemporary shoushan stone carving art continuously absorb nutrients from other art forms, and can be said to be the schools of thought contend, since this is the most traditional form of art and buddhist images still maintained a strong vitality, apart from shoushan stone material to show the unique charm of wen wan, the sculptor of inherit and carry forward also to carry forward the art laid the deep background, in the environment of the contemporary arts and crafts is the pursuit of change, shoushan stone buddhist statues remained the fear of the traditional art, it is more valuable. ( Chang Chun)