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One of the most transcendent court painters in the Southern Song Dynasty , Liang Kai ( Liang Madman )

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Liang Kai , who was active in the early thirteenth century , date of birth and death unknown , was a native of the Southern Song Dynasty , whose ancestral home was Shandong , and who lived in Qiantang ( present-day Hangzhou ) after crossing the southern border. He was a great calligrapher of China and Japan,

One of the most transcendent court painters in the Southern Song Dynasty , Liang Kai ( Liang Madman )

Splash ink immortal figure Ink painting on paper 48.7×27 cm Collection of the National Palace Museum, Taipei

Emperor Ningzong of the Southern Song Dynasty served as the most senior court painter in the academy, and the emperor specially gave him the highest honor golden belt, but Liang Kai did not accept it, hung the gold belt in the courtyard, and drifted away, not wanting to be subject to others at all.

One of the most transcendent court painters in the Southern Song Dynasty , Liang Kai ( Liang Madman )

Snow Landscape (1) Ink on silk pastel 110.8x50.1com Tokyo National Museum Collection

Liang Kai's works include "Six Ancestral Bamboo Drawings", "Li Baixing YinTu", "Splash Ink Immortal Diagram", etc., but the "Splash Ink Immortal Diagram" is the most famous.

One of the most transcendent court painters in the Southern Song Dynasty , Liang Kai ( Liang Madman )

Snow Landscape (2) Pastel on Silk Ink Painting 110.8 × 50.1 cm Tokyo National Museum

He was a painter with a very special personality, good at painting landscapes, Buddhist taoism, ghosts and gods, teaching Fa Jia Shi Gu, and being blue out of the blue.

One of the most transcendent court painters in the Southern Song Dynasty , Liang Kai ( Liang Madman )

Taibai Xingyin Figure Ink and pencil on paper 81.2 × 30.4 cm Collection of the Tokyo National Museum

He likes to drink alcohol, and his behavior after drinking is informal, and he is known as "Liang Feng (crazy) son".

One of the most transcendent court painters in the Southern Song Dynasty , Liang Kai ( Liang Madman )

Rokuzu Tear Sutra Drawings Ink Pen 70× 30.3cm Mitsui Memorial Museum of Art, Japan

Liang Kai was once a master of the painting academy, Shi Jia Shigu (Jia is famous for learning Wu Daozi), but far more than the teacher,

One of the most transcendent court painters in the Southern Song Dynasty , Liang Kai ( Liang Madman )

Southern Song Dynasty Liang Kai Cloth Bag Monk Picture Page Shanghai Museum Collection

It is said that at that time, when the people in the painting academy saw Liang Kai's works, there was no one who did not admire it.

One of the most transcendent court painters in the Southern Song Dynasty , Liang Kai ( Liang Madman )

Southern Song Dynasty (Biography) Liang Kai Dai Xuegui Fishing Tu Tuan Fan American Freer Museum Collection

It can be seen that Liang Kai had a high reputation when he was in the Southern Song Dynasty Painting Academy. Liang Kai inherits the achievements of his predecessors and applies them flexibly.

One of the most transcendent court painters in the Southern Song Dynasty , Liang Kai ( Liang Madman )

Cloth bag monk figure silk color 82× 33.2cm Collection of the Kayuki Museum of Art, Japan

He deeply observed the spiritual characteristics of the characters he painted, and showed the sounds and smiles of the characters with concise brush and ink.

One of the most transcendent court painters in the Southern Song Dynasty , Liang Kai ( Liang Madman )

Rokuzu Bamboo Drawings Ben Ink Pen 73× 31.8 cm Collection of the Tokyo National Museum of Japan

Accurately grasping the essential characteristics of things with concise brush and ink fully conveys the feelings of the painter, thus pushing freehand painting to a new height and making people feel refreshed.

One of the most transcendent court painters in the Southern Song Dynasty , Liang Kai ( Liang Madman )

Shakya Izumi scroll silk color 119×52 cm Hinohara Seonzo, Japan

One of the most transcendent court painters in the Southern Song Dynasty , Liang Kai ( Liang Madman )

(Old tradition) Hanshan picked up the axle from the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, USA

One of the most transcendent court painters in the Southern Song Dynasty , Liang Kai ( Liang Madman )

Eight Senior Monks Story Picture Scroll Silk Coloring (Partial) Shanghai Museum Collection

There are 8 sections in the eight high monk story scrolls, each of which is 26.6 cm long and about 64 cm wide. The relics of the 8 senior monks from the Southern and Northern Dynasties to the Tang Dynasty are depicted separately.

One of the most transcendent court painters in the Southern Song Dynasty , Liang Kai ( Liang Madman )

On the trees, stones and hulls of the sets in the second, third, fifth and eighth sections of the figure, the author's fine letters are signed "Liang Kai" 2 paragraph by paragraph,

One of the most transcendent court painters in the Southern Song Dynasty , Liang Kai ( Liang Madman )

After each picture, there is a story solution to the problem of the later pedestrian book.

One of the most transcendent court painters in the Southern Song Dynasty , Liang Kai ( Liang Madman )

Figure 1 "Dharma Face Wall, Divine Light Reference"; Figure 2 "Hongjin Tong Body, Dao Feng Cane"; Figure 3 "Bai Ju Yi Gong Guru • Bird FingerIng"; Figure 4 "Wisdom Idle Broom and Hui Hui Bamboo Forest"; Figure 5 "Li Yuanyuanze Boat and Woman Walking"; Figure 6 "Guanxi Sog drinking and tong zi Fang Ji"; Figure 7 "A corner of the restaurant • Louzi Visiting"; Figure 8 "Lonely Peng Lu'an • Monk Leaning On the Fishing Cart".

One of the most transcendent court painters in the Southern Song Dynasty , Liang Kai ( Liang Madman )

The vivid characters of the scroll and the neat and bold brushwork are Liang Kai's early works.

One of the most transcendent court painters in the Southern Song Dynasty , Liang Kai ( Liang Madman )

This volume was once collected by the Qing Dynasty court, and the compilers of the "Secret Hall Zhulin Continuation" were neglected to investigate, and did not notice the small characters of Liang Kai hidden in tree trunks, stone surfaces and ship hulls, which were mistaken for "Song people without money paintings".

One of the most transcendent court painters in the Southern Song Dynasty , Liang Kai ( Liang Madman )

After identification, it is indeed liang kai's authentic handwriting, which has been correctly named Liang Kai's "Eight High Monks Story Map" volume.

One of the most transcendent court painters in the Southern Song Dynasty , Liang Kai ( Liang Madman )

The following is a hand scroll, please turn your phone sideways to view the full picture.

One of the most transcendent court painters in the Southern Song Dynasty , Liang Kai ( Liang Madman )

Eight Senior Monks Story Scroll Silk Coloring (Full Picture) Shanghai Museum Collection

One of the most transcendent court painters in the Southern Song Dynasty , Liang Kai ( Liang Madman )

Pro-Silkworm Scroll Collection, Cleveland Museum of Art

One of the most transcendent court painters in the Southern Song Dynasty , Liang Kai ( Liang Madman )

Right Army Book Fan Diagram The Palace Museum in Beijing

The picture depicts Wang Xizhi as the story of the old woman's book fan. On the right side of this painting there is an inscription of Liang Kai, which was added by later generations, and at the end of the volume there are inscriptions of Zhao Youyan, Zhang Yuan, Qian Liangyou, Zhang Shichang, Shi Yan and others in the early Yuan Dynasty, and the style of the stick figures is imitated from Liang Kai.

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To the calligraphy and painting artists who are committed to the art of calligraphy and painting, inheriting, researching, exploring and innovating, we would like to pay high tribute to it...

———— Editor: Asahina

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