The Unstrained – Inheriting and Exploring Song Muqi’s Paintings in the Southern Song Dynasty by Xia Jing Shan’s ‘White-robed Guan Yin’
Xia Jing Shan became a Buddhist lay disciple under Dharma Master Nanting in 1950 and vowed to dedicate his body and mind to Buddhism by devoting to Buddhist teachings and following the Bodhisattva way of life. Buddhist portraits take up a big part of Xia Jing Shan’s...
Examining Xia Jing Shan’s Dictions of Solemn Deity Inscribed on Paintings and Discussion on Taiwanese Classical Poems Inscribed on Paintings
Xia Jing Shan is a traditional Chinese painting and calligraphy master in Taiwan. He specializes in paintings of Buddhist subject matters, and is well versed in the refined style of fine-brush with heavy color, creating delicate lines and unique lifelike images that...
A Discussion of Xia Jing Shan’s Calligraphy Art
A Study on Xia Jing Shan’s Buddhist Paintings
At the age of 16, Master Xia Jing Shan learned from Mr. Guo Weiqu and other masters about flower, figure, lady, and landscape painting skills. He also traveled to famous museums around the world for further studies. He has committed to the creation of Buddhist...
Abstruse Realm: Spatial Features of Xia Jing Shan’s Buddhism Arts
Reflection on Viewing Master Xia Jing Shan’s Chinese Buddhist Painting
During his youth, Master Xia Jing Shan lived in Taiwan and then went overseas.He returned home in later years. He has been a prominent figure in the field of religious arts in China. In his published work, “Master Xia Jing Shan’s Chinese Buddhist Painting Collection,”...