Ming dynasty Buddhist scroll depicting Vimalakirti’s debate, blending ink precision with mineral pigments, housed in Taipei Palace Museum.
Each album contains ten pieces of ancient porcelain (mostly works from the Song and Ming dynasties) selected by Emperor Qianlong. They were all drawn to facilitate Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty to appreciate the porcelain in the paintings.
As the art critic Wang Bonin noted, “This mural’s true value lies in its power to transcend time—a celestial parliament that speaks equally to the 14th-century pilgrim and the 21st-century viewer”.
Despite earthly glory, she follows the bodhisattva with humble reverence, her clasped hands and downward gaze embodying the Tang elite’s pursuit of spiritual liberation beyond mortal splendor.
Its composition is both balanced and dignified, and the craftsmanship is exquisitely refined and solemn. This piece stands as a rare exemplar of a Sanskrit masterpiece among the Dunhuang manuscripts.
The original work recounts how a poet encounters and falls in love with the beautiful immortal, Luo Shen, by the banks of the Luo River
In this ancient depiction, Nezha exudes the same fierce determination and youthful vigor celebrated in Nezha 2.