Endurance and Integrity: A Multi-dimensional Analysis of Hong Ren’s "Jie Shou Tu" (Longevity and Moral Character)
This article provides an in-depth analysis of "Jie Shou Tu" by the legendary monk-painter Hong Ren. It explores the painting's unique "cold and sparse" aesthetic, the symbolic fusion of "Jie" (integrity) and "Shou" (longevity) through pine and rock imagery, and how Hong Ren’s geometric style and dry brush technique reflected the spiritual and political resilience of the Xin’an School during the early Qing Dynasty.
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