Shanxi Jishan Qinglong Temple Murals

Author: Jin Weino
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Publish Date: 2001-07-01
Features: Although the murals of Qinglong Temple promote feudal etiquette and religious superstition, the composition is rigorous, the brushwork is vigorous and fluent, the colors are soft and harmonious, the figures are numerous yet orderly, the human proportions are appropriate, the shapes are beautiful, the images are vivid, the clothing is ethereal, and lifelike. Whether it is the towering Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, the strange and grotesque Myokang, the tiny and ridiculous dwarfs, or the ghosts and demons of the underworld, they are all depicted with subtlety and fluency, a balance of strength and gentleness, strong and dynamic lines, stillness within movement, and movement within stillness, radiating a distinct rhythm, ancient and elegant, thought-provoking, and can be regarded as a masterful ink and color painting of figures, a masterpiece of painting from the Yuan and Ming dynasties.