[Chen Shizeng’s Buddha’s Hand Painting Axis]
The Buddha’s Hand Painting Axis, in modern times, is painted by Chen Shizeng, in paper, with colors, 94.9 centimeters vertically and 41.5 centimeters horizontally
Self question at the top right of the screen: “A trace is light and soft, love is deep and deep, and the Buddhist couch is full of fragrance. It is exquisite and exquisite, and the dew is still lingering. The jade pillar is slanted, held evenly, and it is difficult to discern. In a secluded and beautiful place, the ambergris is burned, the silver leaves are slightly warm, and the air is touched with skillful hands. It is the golden millet Buddha that once appeared, and only the smallpox is planted, a kind of solemnity that no one can see. I want to grasp the flowers specially, and realize that the truth is not stained, accompanied by the Buddhist scriptures of Weimo Room Tea Ou. In the early autumn of Renxu, it was written in the stone chamber of Anyang. Hengke.” The seal reads, “Hengke Da Li.” ” “Shizeng” and “Anyang Shishi” seals
“Renxu” was the 11th year of the Republic of China (1922)
The bergamot is painted in the picture, with accurate modeling and realistic shape. Chen Shizeng has a profound cultural accomplishment in poetry and allusions. The inscription in this picture is from Gong Zizhen’s “Dew Hua” in the Qing Dynasty, which involves a lot of Buddhist allusions. The combination of images and texts gives a simple picture a deeper connotation. In his later years, Chen Shizeng obtained a Tang Dynasty stone unearthed in Anyang. Out of his love for epigraphy and calligraphy, he named his study “Anyang Stone Room”.