hanging scroll
Landscape
Kanzan and Jittoku
Ekkei became a Buddhist monk when he was 18. In time he became abbot of his own Zen temple and lived within the precincts of the great temple compound at […]
Wish Granting Jewel (Hoju)
Dragon
Eight Shrimp
Qi Baishi is acknowledged as one of the leading Chinese artists of the early twentieth century. In paintings of shrimp, he employs a different brush technique for each part of […]
In And Out Of A Window
The Process of Making Silk: Mulberry Leaf Harvest, Cocoon Storage
The Laughing Monk
Tenjin
Tenjin is the deified form of Sugawara no Michizane (845-903), a brilliant court official and scholar who was wrongly accused and sent into exile where he died. His spirit was […]
Seongjin Reincarnated as Yang Soyu, Recites Poetry on Muleback, the Fairy Jin Chaebong Listens in a Pavilion Scene from “The Nine Cloud Dream”
Stalking Cat on Tree
Cats are common throughout China. Because they catch and eat rats, they are believed to be the protector of silk worms that are stolen by rats. A cat seen washing […]