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Liang Kai
CHINA, Shandong, Tai'an; Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279)
Liang Kai, originally named Bai Liang, was a painter-in-attendance in the Imperial Painting Academy. Born in Dongping county of Tai'an, when he was young he studied alongside Jia Shigu, another well-known painter. Liang had an easy-going personality and was unfettered with worldly honors. Fed up with regulations in the academy, he gave up the Golden Belt that was awarded to him and left his position. Liang was known for his acquaintances with Chan monks such as Miaofeng, and he was highly-regarded for his incorporation of Chan into his paintings.
Liang was considered a master painter of figures, Buddhist and Daoist imagery, and landscapes. His figures are often depicted in splash-ink to express a state of transcendence. He painted in two very distinct styles. The first, known as xibi |
