This painting depicts a man kneeling down to Avalokiteśvara dressed in a white robe. Lotuses are seen blooming on a tumultuous sea, which symbolizes the attainment of an enlightened and righteous mind. Avalokiteśvara is depicted here in a literati painting style, with intricate fine lines and washes applied. The ethereal clouds and fog and the blurry sea appear boundless and borderless, with the white-robed Avalokiteśvara’s gentle and beautiful image of benevolence highlighted. Eye-catching details are seen with intensely colored rocks speckled with green and blue moss and also on the textured cliffs.
The inscription by Xia Jing Shan serves as a reminder for people to study the teaching of Avalokiteśvara and to seek to attain the Six Paramitas, which are: generosity, proper conduct, tolerance, diligence, concentration, and wisdom; this leads to the way of achieving supreme dharma.
简中｜观音坐石
Paintings
Xia Jing Shan
ink and color on paper
132X66
2011
題跋：普入一切法聖慧諸法六度無極菩薩法藏心如虛空辛卯春月於北京夏荊山題
AV01
