CPP Six Persimmons by Silin Huang https://padlet.com/shuang02202011/habmrolyzguz4cx4 en-us 2021-11-30 13:35:57 UTC 2026-01-27 14:56:36 UTC hello@padlet.com Six Persimmons shuang02202011 https://padlet.com/shuang02202011/habmrolyzguz4cx4/wish/1920520939  Persimmons
Album leaf, ink on silk, 31.1 x 29 cm, Daitoku-ji, Ryuko-in, Kyoto

 This is a painting that I saw in one of my lectures, It was painted during the Song dynasty.
This is an ink painting, simple and calm. Six persimmons of different shades form the picture. There are no elaborate lines, just blocks.Unlike many Chinese paintings, this one has no seal, no sitting signature, no year number.


Six Persimmons（2022）Wikipedia. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_Persimmons#/media/File:%E5%85%AD%E6%9F%BF%E5%9B%BE.jpg（Accessed 29 January 2022）
]]> 2021-11-30 14:33:33 UTC https://padlet.com/shuang02202011/habmrolyzguz4cx4/wish/1920520939 Who is Muqi? shuang02202011 https://padlet.com/shuang02202011/habmrolyzguz4cx4/wish/1920530774 I began to wonder who this man was and why I had never heard his name, even though I was Chinese, but this man did not appear in any field related to art. Why did he appear in the presentation of foreign teachers? So I started googling his name and got the above information.
Am I the only one who doesn't know about him or because he's really not known to the public

Muqi （2022）Wikipedia. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muqi （Accessed 29 January 2022）

]]> 2021-11-30 14:37:00 UTC https://padlet.com/shuang02202011/habmrolyzguz4cx4/wish/1920530774 A LECTURE shuang02202011 https://padlet.com/shuang02202011/habmrolyzguz4cx4/wish/1921082360 In this video, the lecturer mentions Chinese Zen through the painting. So I started to explore what is Zen Art.


Youtube.com. 2022.  12C - Six Persimmons Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-X7NzvEnDhs&t=204s>（Accessed 29 January 2022）]]> 2021-11-30 18:08:05 UTC https://padlet.com/shuang02202011/habmrolyzguz4cx4/wish/1921082360 shuang02202011 https://padlet.com/shuang02202011/habmrolyzguz4cx4/wish/1921460129 In contrast to his reception in 13th and 14th century China, Muqi received a more appreciative audience in Japan. His works were extensively collected and brought from China to Japan. The paintings were found to be listed in several inventories of Japanese Zen temples, such as Myoshinji and Engakuji, as well as in the Ashikaga shogunate collection.[1]]]> 2021-11-30 21:39:37 UTC https://padlet.com/shuang02202011/habmrolyzguz4cx4/wish/1921460129 Muqi in Japan shuang02202011 https://padlet.com/shuang02202011/habmrolyzguz4cx4/wish/1930716359  ‘Muxi's paintings have strong atmosphere and are very lifelike, but he incorporates these into them to form an interesting and soft expression, which is very interesting and poetic. Consequently, this is the hobby that suits Japanese most, suit Japanese's fine feeling most. It can be said that the true value of Moki's paintings has been recognized in Japan.'
                                                             

Kaii Higashiyama 


'Mu Xi was an early Zen monk in China who was not taken seriously in the country. It seems that because his paintings are somewhat rough, they are hardly respected in the history of Chinese painting. In Japan, they are revered. Chinese painting theory does not highly praise Mu Xi, which of course came to Japan with Mu Xi's works. Although such painting theory has entered Japan, Mogi is still regarded as the highest in Japan. This shows the difference between China and Japan.'

Yasunari Kawabata

]]> 2021-12-06 09:31:35 UTC https://padlet.com/shuang02202011/habmrolyzguz4cx4/wish/1930716359 shuang02202011 https://padlet.com/shuang02202011/habmrolyzguz4cx4/wish/1930773406 In China, after the Song Dynasty, the religious color, especially the spirit of Zen, continued to penetrate into the field of fine arts. "Besides, due to the reasons of the Zen theory at that time, scholars and zen monks tended to be subtle and simple, which was suitable for the simple ink painting as a pastime."  "In Song and Yuan dynasties, it was not uncommon for eminent monks to draw buddhist paintings." Muxi is a zen monk painter in this era.]]> 2021-12-06 10:09:43 UTC https://padlet.com/shuang02202011/habmrolyzguz4cx4/wish/1930773406 Zen monks and Zen paintings in the context of world art history shuang02202011 https://padlet.com/shuang02202011/habmrolyzguz4cx4/wish/1994142730 In the view of some Western scholars, the concept of Zen painting was also formed in Japan, or was fully developed in Japan. For example, in his 1982 paper "Some Aspects of Japanese Zen," Heinrich Dumoulin, a German Zen historian heavily influenced by Japanese culture, explicitly argued that Zen originated in India, Zen thought belongs to China, but it was fully perfected in Japan.

Guangming Daily (2021) Zen Monks and Zen Paintings in the context of world art history Available at: 
https://news.gmw.cn/2021-05/27/content_34878445.htm (Accessed: 27 May 2021).
]]> 2022-01-16 11:10:24 UTC https://padlet.com/shuang02202011/habmrolyzguz4cx4/wish/1994142730 Zen art in China shuang02202011 https://padlet.com/shuang02202011/habmrolyzguz4cx4/wish/1994147038  song dynasty

Since there is no category or concept of "Chan art" in surviving texts from the Tang (618–907) or Song (960–1279) dynasties, however, when the Chan school achieved its peak popularity, the historical origins of this aesthetic in China remain murky, at best.

Chan Art (2021 Encyclopedia.com. Available at：https://www.encyclopedia.com.（29 Dec. 2021 ）]]> 2022-01-16 11:17:16 UTC https://padlet.com/shuang02202011/habmrolyzguz4cx4/wish/1994147038 shuang02202011 https://padlet.com/shuang02202011/habmrolyzguz4cx4/wish/1994192975  The depth of understanding raised Buddhist art to its highest level, where the way in which the subject is painted is as much an expression of Buddhist thought as is the Chan content of the painting. The work of Liangkai and Muqi established a Chan painting tradition that was carried on by others into the late thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, though never with such resounding success as by these two masters.


China, Buddhist Art in (2022).  Encyclopedia.com. Available at: https://www.encyclopedia.com/religion/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/china-buddhist-art（Accessed 29 January 2022）]]> 2022-01-16 12:24:42 UTC https://padlet.com/shuang02202011/habmrolyzguz4cx4/wish/1994192975 zen art in Japan shuang02202011 https://padlet.com/shuang02202011/habmrolyzguz4cx4/wish/1994255304 Kamakura period]]> 2022-01-16 13:33:56 UTC https://padlet.com/shuang02202011/habmrolyzguz4cx4/wish/1994255304 Muqi's painting shuang02202011 https://padlet.com/shuang02202011/habmrolyzguz4cx4/wish/1994405512 Terebess.hu. 2022. 牧溪法常 Muqi Fachang / Muxi Fachang (1210?-1269?). Available at: https://terebess.hu/zen/mesterek/MuqiFachang.htm
(Accessed 29 January 2022).]]> 2022-01-16 15:51:39 UTC https://padlet.com/shuang02202011/habmrolyzguz4cx4/wish/1994405512 zen art shuang02202011 https://padlet.com/shuang02202011/habmrolyzguz4cx4/wish/1994789957 One of the most distinctive attributes of Chan, as characterized in popular accounts, is its emphasis on eccentric and iconoclastic behavior, and images that celebrate these qualities are among the most commonly cited examples of Chan art.

Chan art is essentially defined as a function of representation: Subject matter (or, more precisely, the correlation between pictorial content and Chan doctrine) is given precedence over style and authorship.

Some writers go even further, suggesting that there are artworks that embody Chan content (or essence) in a way that transcends issues of subject matter, style, and function altogether.


Chan Art (2021）Encyclopedia. com. Available at：https://www.encyclopedia.com.（29 Dec. 2021 ）]]> 2022-01-16 23:32:04 UTC https://padlet.com/shuang02202011/habmrolyzguz4cx4/wish/1994789957 Why is he not recognized by the public in China？ shuang02202011 https://padlet.com/shuang02202011/habmrolyzguz4cx4/wish/1994817772 2022-01-17 00:18:21 UTC https://padlet.com/shuang02202011/habmrolyzguz4cx4/wish/1994817772 shuang02202011 https://padlet.com/shuang02202011/habmrolyzguz4cx4/wish/1994825489 The Zen Buddhism from China, which had no direct relationship with the old Japanese Buddhism, was of great use value and attracted the shogunate rulers who were eager to get rid of the old Buddhist forces.


周阅. （2014）日本人心中的牧溪.
Available at : https://web.archive.org/web/20140722101121/http://www.literature.org.cn/Article.aspx?id=58689#_ednref1 (29 Dec 2021)]]> 2022-01-17 00:28:55 UTC https://padlet.com/shuang02202011/habmrolyzguz4cx4/wish/1994825489 shuang02202011 https://padlet.com/shuang02202011/habmrolyzguz4cx4/wish/1994835982 Economy:
In Japan, Makiki lived in the Kamakura Period, which was the period of flourishing trade between Japan and the Song Dynasty.

Politics:
The Kamakura shogunate's general Hojo, who had seized power from The Genji, was eager to hold on to religious power as well as political power. The original Japanese Buddhism is actually a kind of aristocratic Buddhism, representing the power of the imperial court. In this way, the Zen Buddhism from China, which had no direct relationship with the old Japanese Buddhism, was of great use value and attracted the shogunate rulers who were eager to get rid of the old Buddhist forces.



]]> 2022-01-17 00:43:02 UTC https://padlet.com/shuang02202011/habmrolyzguz4cx4/wish/1994835982 shuang02202011 https://padlet.com/shuang02202011/habmrolyzguz4cx4/wish/1994836218 "It is in this situation, the original circulating in the religious social underclass monks to different desire, because of the samurai in political victory and shogun policy needs at the time, so strongly, coupled with the influence of zen in China, for a while, as the new mainstream of Buddhism and zen in Japan."]]> 2022-01-17 00:43:21 UTC https://padlet.com/shuang02202011/habmrolyzguz4cx4/wish/1994836218 shuang02202011 https://padlet.com/shuang02202011/habmrolyzguz4cx4/wish/1994837068 The whole social mentality is represented by the eschatological thoughts of the royal nobility, the religious desires of the warrior class and the concept of impermanence of the common people. People of different classes all have the same need for some kind of spiritual comfort and support, looking for some supernatural and mysterious power. At this time, familiar with the Southern Song Dynasty of China's Zen thought, finally found the most suitable place for development and popularization in Japan.]]> 2022-01-17 00:44:12 UTC https://padlet.com/shuang02202011/habmrolyzguz4cx4/wish/1994837068 Muqi in China shuang02202011 https://padlet.com/shuang02202011/habmrolyzguz4cx4/wish/1994840049 He was hunted down and fled for criticizing the ruling dignitaries jia Sidao, which shows that he is a man full of sense of justice. Muxi is rarely seen in popular books on the history of ancient Chinese art.]]> 2022-01-17 00:47:41 UTC https://padlet.com/shuang02202011/habmrolyzguz4cx4/wish/1994840049 shuang02202011 https://padlet.com/shuang02202011/habmrolyzguz4cx4/wish/1995456719 The documentary was made by the Chinese and it was called The Search for Muqi. The reason why MUQI is not well known in China is mentioned in it. First, there were many court painters or professional painters who were skilled in painting in the Song Dynasty. The second Chan's idea was not consistent with the idea of centralized power, so they were respected rather than the monks.

Youtube.com. 2022. 

《隐身东瀛的瑰宝》第三集 寻找牧溪 | CCTV纪录

Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFBBPVTE3MY&feature=emb_logo (Accessed 29 January 2022).
]]> 2022-01-17 09:08:23 UTC https://padlet.com/shuang02202011/habmrolyzguz4cx4/wish/1995456719 Emperor Huizong of Song shuang02202011 https://padlet.com/shuang02202011/habmrolyzguz4cx4/wish/1995511748 Emperor Huizong of Song (2022) Wikipedia.  Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Huizong_of_Song (Accessed 29 January 2022).]]> 2022-01-17 09:41:36 UTC https://padlet.com/shuang02202011/habmrolyzguz4cx4/wish/1995511748 what attracts me ? shuang02202011 https://padlet.com/shuang02202011/habmrolyzguz4cx4/wish/1996325701 I like this painting very much. Because it looks very simple, no background, no complicated tablecloth. Different shades of color, lines and blocks depict the distances and changes of the six persimmons. I feel like I can stare at this painting and feel the serenity conveyed by the artist.]]> 2022-01-17 17:29:49 UTC https://padlet.com/shuang02202011/habmrolyzguz4cx4/wish/1996325701 What influenced me? shuang02202011 https://padlet.com/shuang02202011/habmrolyzguz4cx4/wish/2012373339 2022-01-25 23:16:21 UTC https://padlet.com/shuang02202011/habmrolyzguz4cx4/wish/2012373339 Laura carlin shuang02202011 https://padlet.com/shuang02202011/habmrolyzguz4cx4/wish/2012441686 Why do I like this picture? What influenced me? This painting reminds me of the artist Laura Carlin. I like her very much and have copied her paintings. In the process of copying, I found that she often used positive and negative shapes, lines, blocks and shades of color to process the picture.

Laura Carlin. 2022. A World of your Own — Laura Carlin.  Available at: http://www.lauracarlin.com/a-world-of-your-own/0lsw4fnczvds9aj5c0r8uc4ke2118q （Accessed 29 January 2022）]]> 2022-01-26 00:35:45 UTC https://padlet.com/shuang02202011/habmrolyzguz4cx4/wish/2012441686 shuang02202011 https://padlet.com/shuang02202011/habmrolyzguz4cx4/wish/2012464611 In fact, he is completely different from traditional Chinese painting. I realized that because I was influenced by many modern paintings, I would observe details similar to those in modern paintings. When I look at my previous works with the eyes of modern painting, I will feel that the era of this work is very close to me.]]> 2022-01-26 00:55:35 UTC https://padlet.com/shuang02202011/habmrolyzguz4cx4/wish/2012464611 Mainstream painters in the Southern Song Dynasty shuang02202011 https://padlet.com/shuang02202011/habmrolyzguz4cx4/wish/2019242008 2022-01-29 15:37:24 UTC https://padlet.com/shuang02202011/habmrolyzguz4cx4/wish/2019242008 Ma Yuan shuang02202011 https://padlet.com/shuang02202011/habmrolyzguz4cx4/wish/2019243217 马远( 2022). 维基百科，自由的百科全书. Available at: https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%A9%AC%E8%BF%9C
(Accessed 29 January 2022).]]> 2022-01-29 15:39:03 UTC https://padlet.com/shuang02202011/habmrolyzguz4cx4/wish/2019243217 Southern Song, 1127–1279 shuang02202011 https://padlet.com/shuang02202011/habmrolyzguz4cx4/wish/2019248839 南宋（2022）维基百科，自由的百科全书. Available at: https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%8D%97%E5%AE%8B（Accessed 30 January 2022）.]]> 2022-01-29 15:46:09 UTC https://padlet.com/shuang02202011/habmrolyzguz4cx4/wish/2019248839 Liang Kai shuang02202011 https://padlet.com/shuang02202011/habmrolyzguz4cx4/wish/2019256434 梁楷（2022） 梁楷 - 维基百科，自由的百科全书. Available at: https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%A2%81%E6%A5%B7#/media/File:Immortal_in_Splashed_Ink.jpg (Accessed 29 January 2022).]]> 2022-01-29 15:56:05 UTC https://padlet.com/shuang02202011/habmrolyzguz4cx4/wish/2019256434 In this padlet, Zen and Chan mean the same thing. shuang02202011 https://padlet.com/shuang02202011/habmrolyzguz4cx4/wish/2019305150 2022-01-29 16:57:29 UTC https://padlet.com/shuang02202011/habmrolyzguz4cx4/wish/2019305150 Bibliography shuang02202011 https://padlet.com/shuang02202011/habmrolyzguz4cx4/wish/2019791157 1. Six Persimmons（2022）Wikipedia. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_Persimmons#/media/File:%E5%85%AD%E6%9F%BF%E5%9B%BE.jpg（Accessed 29 January 2022).
2. Laura Carlin. 2022. A World of your Own — Laura Carlin.  Available at: http://www.lauracarlin.com/a-world-of-your-own/0lsw4fnczvds9aj5c0r8uc4ke2118q （Accessed 29 January 2022).
3. Muqi （2022）Wikipedia. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muqi （Accessed 29 January 2022).
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5. Youtube.com. 2022.  12C - Six Persimmons Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-X7NzvEnDhs&t=204s>（Accessed 29 January 2022).
6.Guangming Daily (2021) Zen Monks and Zen Paintings in the context of world art history Available at: 
https://news.gmw.cn/2021-05/27/content_34878445.htm(Accessed: 27 May 2021).
7. 周阅. （2014）日本人心中的牧溪 Available at : https://web.archive.org/web/20140722101121/http://www.literature.org.cn/Article.aspx?id=58689#_ednref1 (29 Dec 2021).
8. China, Buddhist Art in (2022).  Encyclopedia.com. Available at: https://www.encyclopedia.com/religion/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/china-buddhist-art（Accessed 29 January 2022).
9. Youtube.com. 2022. 《隐身东瀛的瑰宝》第三集 寻找牧溪 | CCTV纪录 Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFBBPVTE3MY&feature=emb_logo (Accessed 29 January 2022).
10. 马远( 2022). 维基百科，自由的百科全书. Available at: https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%A9%AC%E8%BF%9C
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13. 梁楷（2022） 梁楷 - 维基百科，自由的百科全书. Available at: https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%A2%81%E6%A5%B7#/media/File:Immortal_in_Splashed_Ink.jpg (Accessed 29 January 2022).

]]> 2022-01-30 10:44:52 UTC https://padlet.com/shuang02202011/habmrolyzguz4cx4/wish/2019791157 shuang02202011 https://padlet.com/shuang02202011/habmrolyzguz4cx4/wish/2020362509 Chan was not taken seriously by the imperial court in China and did not fit well into the country's centralized system. Because chan said that for any classic, anyone has the right to interpret, this is also bad for the ideology of strengthening centralized power.]]> 2022-01-30 22:51:36 UTC https://padlet.com/shuang02202011/habmrolyzguz4cx4/wish/2020362509