http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/94623/bamboo-shoot-and-mushrooms-gallery-label-current ArtsConnectEd.org Art Collector Set: Bamboo Shoot and Mushrooms: Gallery Label - Current http://www.artsconnected.org/images/favicon.png http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/94623/bamboo-shoot-and-mushrooms-gallery-label-current 16 16 http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/94623/bamboo-shoot-and-mushrooms-gallery-label-current Thu, 01 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0400 <table cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Title</td> <td><h3>Bamboo Shoot and Mushrooms: Gallery Label - Current</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Author</td> <td><h3>Minneapolis Institute of Arts</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Date</td> <td><h3>2006-05-02</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label" style="padding-right:7px;">Institution</td> <td>Minneapolis Institute of Arts</td> </tr> </table><br/>Chen-i, whose given name was "Useless" (<i>Wu-yung</i>), came from Yangchou. At first he studied the classics and Confucianism, but became a noted Hangchou Buddhist monk. Steeped in Chan philosophy, he wrote both poetry and prose and was a skilled painter. Over sixty of his writings were published. This rare painting bears a short inscription by him: <p><i>This is dragon's grandson emerging from the bamboo's womb. Master Tung-p'o named it "Ch'an master jade plank" and from this, one can imagine its flavor.</i></p> <p><i>Signed Monk Chen-i, 1626</i></p> <p>This enigmatic painting and poem extolls vegetarianism. The reference is to a story by the Sung dynasty monk Hui-hung (1071-1128) who relates that when the great Sung poet, Su Tung-p'o (1036-1101) and his friend, Liu Ch'i-chih, visited the Chan monk "Jade Plank" (Yu-pan), the priest served a special type of bamboo shoot that the two guests found exceptionally delicious. When Liu asked its name, Su Tung-p'o responded, "It should be called "Jade Plank" for this elder master, expert at expounding the Dharma, leads people to appreciate the flavor of the joy of Ch'an.</p> http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/94623/bamboo-shoot-and-mushrooms-gallery-label-current Chen-i, whose given name was "Useless" (Wu-yung), came from Yangchou. At first he studied the classics and Confucianism, but became a noted Hangchou Buddhist monk. Steeped in Chan philosophy, he wrote both poetry and prose and was a skilled painter. Over sixty of his writings were published. This rare painting bears a short inscription by him: This is dragon's grandson emerging from the bamboo's womb. Master Tung-p'o named it "Ch'an master jade plank" and from this, one can imagine its flavor. Signed Monk Chen-i, 1626 This enigmatic painting and poem extolls vegetarianism. The reference is to a story by the Sung dynasty monk Hui-hung (1071-1128) who relates that when the great Sung poet, Su Tung-p'o (1036-1101) and his friend, Liu Ch'i-chih, visited the Chan monk "Jade Plank" (Yu-pan), the priest served a special type of bamboo shoot that the two guests found exceptionally delicious. When Liu asked its name, Su Tung-p'o responded, "It should be called "Jade Plank" for this elder master, expert at expounding the Dharma, leads people to appreciate the flavor of the joy of Ch'an. " type="image/jpeg" />Chen-i, whose given name was "Useless" (Wu-yung), came from Yangchou. At first he studied the classics and Confucianism, but became a noted Hangchou Buddhist monk. Steeped in Chan philosophy, he wrote both poetry and prose and was a skilled painter. Over sixty of his writings were published. This rare painting bears a short inscription by him: This is dragon's grandson emerging from the bamboo's womb. Master Tung-p'o named it "Ch'an master jade plank" and from this, one can imagine its flavor. Signed Monk Chen-i, 1626 This enigmatic painting and poem extolls vegetarianism. The reference is to a story by the Sung dynasty monk Hui-hung (1071-1128) who relates that when the great Sung poet, Su Tung-p'o (1036-1101) and his friend, Liu Ch'i-chih, visited the Chan monk "Jade Plank" (Yu-pan), the priest served a special type of bamboo shoot that the two guests found exceptionally delicious. When Liu asked its name, Su Tung-p'o responded, "It should be called "Jade Plank" for this elder master, expert at expounding the Dharma, leads people to appreciate the flavor of the joy of Ch'an. " type="image/jpeg" />Copyright Minneapolis Institute of ArtsMinneapolis Institute of Arts