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Fan Daosheng (1637-1670)
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Fan Daosheng (1637-1670)
CHINA, Fujian, Quanzhou; JAPAN; Ming to Qing dynasty (1368–1911)
Fan Daosheng, also known as Shifu or Yinguan, was a multi-talented sculptor, calligrapher and painter. He was invited to Japan in 1661 by Chan Master Yinyuan Longqi to sculpt Buddhist statues for Manpukuji Temple in Kyoto. The pieces he created include statues Sakyamuni Buddha, Mahakasyapa, Ananda, and the Eighteen Arhats in the Great Hero Hall; Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva in the meditation hall; Maitreya Buddha in the Heavenly King Hall; and Bodhidharma, Four Heavenly Kings, and Skanda in the Patriarch Hall.
Several pieces of Fan's calligraphic works and paintings, such as Arhats at Manpukuji Temple, are still kept in Japan. |
