Hanshan is a poet and a Buddhist. He met Shide in Guoqing Temple where he used to be a cook. Hanshan and Shide both have profound knowledge in Buddhism and literature so they frequently make poems together. They have been depicted many times as a pair, meaning two gods of Harmony and Union. Xia Jing Shan’s literati paintings are mostly done with integration traditional Chinese and Western painting techniques, outlining the shape of the clothing folds. Also, Xia using ink as base, complemented with subtle coloring for a neatly structured composition to convey contextual elegance and poised serenity.
简中｜寒山拾得
Paintings
Xia Jing Shan
ink and color on paper
135x73
2011
Reserved in National Museum of China Collections, 2018.
OB-00021
