Kṣitigarbha is one of the four major Bodhisattvas in Chinese Buddhism, who made the promise of not becoming a Buddha until hell is empty. In the image, Kṣitigarbha is wearing a plain Kāṣāya (monk robe), while the attendants to his sides are a bearded old man Mingkong and his son, the monk Daoming. Below the lotus base is a lion-like monster Diting.
This work uses plain colors; the lines of the Kāṣāya are simple, clean and flowing. The light behind Kṣitigarbha is decorated with complexly detailed flame patterns. The warm colors are matched and applied with the low chroma, where crimson red ink lines outline the auspicious clouds, allowing an overall presentation of a serenity and harmony.
简中｜地藏菩萨
Paintings
Xia Jing Shan
colour on paper
122x65
1988
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