Shanxi Shuozhou Chongfu Temple Murals

Author: Jin Weino
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Publish Date: 2001-07-01
Features: Brief introduction This book is one of the series of classic murals from Chinese temples and monasteries. It primarily introduces the murals of Chongfu Temple in Shuozhou, Shanxi. The murals are rich and diverse, providing ample material for understanding religious deities. They feature not only Buddhist figures such as Buddha, Bodhisattvas, and heavenly kings, as well as scenes reflecting the cause-and-effect retribution, but also Taoist deities and typical figures of loyalty, filial piety, integrity, and righteousness from Confucian ethics. These colorful paintings exhibit vigorous, fluent brushwork and harmonious, vibrant colors. The diverse clothing, faces, expressions, and actions are meticulously depicted, vivid and lifelike, making them extremely precious works of art. They serve as a social customs gallery of the time and are truly treasures of the world.