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Sixth Patriarch Cutting Bamboo

CHINA; Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279); By Liang Kai; Ink on paper; 72.7 x 31.5 cm; Tokyo National Museum, Japan
This painting illustrates the early life of Huineng, the Sixth Patriarch of the Chan school. To earn a living for himself and his mother, he would cut and deliver firewood. The red seal imprint of the artist, Liang Kai, is in the lower left corner. Liang was a painter-in-attendance of the Imperial Painting Academy between 1201 and 1204 of the Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279). He was particularly skilled at depicting human figures in his distinct jianbi" style of abbreviated

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