| 内容简介（英文） | Kou Lung-shuang was a native of Shu (Szechwan) and achieved the rank of chih-hou (Usher) in the Painting Academy during the reign of the Emperor Shen-tsung (r. 1067-1085). He excelled at depicting figures that appear archaic and uncultivated. Gazing at them is like looking at the archaic beauty of seal-style script on ancient bronzes, making one feel that contemporary styles are inferior. Kou Lung-shuang excelled at painting Buddhist and Taoist figures; particularly archaic-1ooking bodies, clothes, and crowns, which all appear as if incised and tightly knit. In this painting are two monks; the one in front holds a sutra and the other carries a tin staff. Buddhism came to China from India, so it is not surprising to see these monks as non-native Chinese. The so-called " Cental Asian and Indian appearances" are special features of lohans. Painters often bestowed upon them an air of reclusion. As a result, the purity, eccentricism, archaism, and peculiarity of lohans were repatedly depicted in paintings such as this. This painting was donated to the Museum by Mr. Huang Chun-pi. |
