Zhao Qing-sheng shuilu painting art exhibition as one of the important cultural project in Changchun ice and snow tourist festival and The moon lake Wasa international ice and snow tourist festival, opened in the puppet Palace Museum, displayed 136 Ming dynasty shuilu painting copy works of Shanxi Baoning temple, the exhibition would have a significant impact in cultural circles and fine arts circles.
It’s known as the exhibition hosted by China cultural heritage protection fund、 Association of Southeast Asian Nations trade promotion association、Changchun city government, organized by Changchun city tourism bureau、Changchun city puppet Palace Museum、Culture and arts exchange center of Southeast Asia association、and Changchun ethnic affairs commission, displayed from 4th January to 4th April in 2016, specific location in Changchun puppet Palace Museum.
Cut the ribbon at the opening ceremony
According to introduce, Zhao Qing-sheng is the member of Chinese culture relics repair committee, and national senior master of arts and crafts, and the leader of domestic traditional Chinese realistic heavy-color painting. he was authorized by the state, created national level relics 《Taiwan’s figure》（now treasured in China maritime museum），《Zheng Cheng-gong》(now treasured in Zheng Cheng-gong museum). He spent 23 years to repaired and created Ming dynasty shuilu paintings in Shanxi Baoning temple, reconstructed the classic beauty of 136 paintings, caused a sensation in relics and museology circles and fine arts circles. Former president of China Buddhist association Zhao Piao-chu、Former director of state cultural relics bureau Lv Ji-min、Former deputy director of state cultural relics bureau Zhang Bai、Former director of Chinese cultural relics institute Luo Zhe-wen、Lu Xun academy of fine arts professor Zhu ming-gang, Beijing museum of society honorary member Zhou Shi-qi, and more than 100 famous experts and scholars, with special inscription for Zhao Qing-sheng shuilu painting and highly praise; Jiuhua mountain master Huiqing wrote the inscription “Majesty and shine”.
Baoning temple built in Ming dynasty Tianshun fourth(1460) year, left very complete and valuable shuilu painting of Ming dynasty, in total 136 silk scroll, except nine Buddha are 5 feet, others are 4 feet. Few of them affected damp and smoke, a bit darker silk and crack. This batch of paintings were early Ming dynasty ordered to Baoning temple more than 550 years ago, it’s the holy things to bring benefit for people, called:”Dingbian shuilu painting gods frame”, and the essence of the treasure house of Ming dynasty painting, in 1953’s from Baoning temple to Shanxi museum, as the national level cultural relics.
Presented book to the puppet Palace Museum curator at the opening ceremony.
Shuilu painting is the major event along with Buddhism——Shui lu rites” developed a kind of picture, which originated in India, begin in China from Nan dynasty, after Sui and Tang dynasties, ritual formed in Song dynasty, very popular in Yuan and Ming dynasties, it’s the holy things for “Shui lu rites” and hang on the dojo, and embodied the Buddhist pray for good, the spirit of harmonious coexistence. Zhao Qing-sheng since 1980’s worked at Shanxi province culture relic bureau, he has the opportunity to contact with the batch of shuilu painting, just for sincerity and persistent learning national culture and art, and responsible for inheriting national culture and art, he focus on this monumental work of copying for 23 years tirelessly,eventually finished their work, copied 136 claborate heavy-color shuilu painting. picture characters including Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism, hundreds and thousands of appearance, can be called art classic.
Baoning temple in Shanxi has shuilu painting 136 in total, the painting core height is 120cm, breadth is 60cm, content related to religion, philosophy, literature, art, architecture, folk custome, natural things, etc., all-encompassing, its content is rich, the craft is consummate, high artistic value and rare in the country, is the reflection of religious culture and social life encyclopedia。Cause of these shuilu paintings are subtle and board and profound, to the painter’s skill ability is demanding, time consuming and power consumption, less willing to study, the painting skill of the inheritance and continuity has been face a serious crisis, needs to protect.
Exhibition hall
The color of the batch of shuilu painting is richly, fluent line, clue skill and mysterious stories all let people shaking, fully reproduced the classic ancient royal, whatever writing style, color, shape, and magnificent scenes, nuanced line-drawing capability, wonderful Buddhist realm, “Cao clothes out of water, wu belt face the wind”, exquisite drawing art, so called art “nonsuch”.
Its significance as 《Lanting Pavilion order》to reappear, this batch of shuilu paintings continued the life of the original, let more people enjoy the charm of buddist art, make up the problem of lack of original date of shuilu painting research and viewing, with practical action to protected and inherited the precious cultural heritage. Former deputy director of national cultural relic bureau Zhang Bai set a high value on these paintings of Zhao Qing-sheng repaired and created.
“Majesty and shine”——Changchun Zhao Qing-sheng shuilu painting art exhibition not only add cultural glories for Changchun ice and snow tourism festival, but also let visitors and citizens enjoy a flavor of excellent traditional culture feast, let guests at home and board felt Chinese excellent traditional culture, with humanity, integrity, justice, and the value of harmonious concept, carry forward the traditional virtues of Chinese nation, strengthen the traditional culture accomplishment in the modern age.
Exhibition hall