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Ding Yuangong (Active 1628-1661)
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Ding Yuangong (Active 1628-1661)
CHINA, Zhejiang, Jiaxing; Ming to Qing dynasty (1368–1911)
Ding Yuangong was a monk, painter, seal engraver, and calligrapher. He was educated with Confucian teachings at a young age and later became a county official. A devout Buddhist, he was determined to learn Chan and often visited many senior monks with good virtues. He later renounced under Master Mailang Minghuai at Mingyin Temple in Nanjing, taking the Dharma name Jingyi. He later residing at Liutong Temple in Jiangsu. Ding was proficient in painting landscapes and Buddhist images.
His calligraphic work, Five-Character Poem, is kept at Ho's Calligraphy Foundation in Taipei, Taiwan. His painting of Arhats is part of the collection at Fo Guang Shan Monastery in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, while Guan Yu is kept at the Beijing Art Museum. |
