Artist: Zhao Puchu

Date: Modern

Dimensions: Height 66.0 cm, Width 14.0 cm

Material: Ink on paper

• Object Type：
  • CALLIGRAPHY
• Location：
  • Zhao Puchu Gallery
• Tag：
  • couplet regular script hanging scroll zhao puchu modern ink paper

The Guanyinshan Temple, built against Mt. Guanyin in Yangzhou, is widely known for its giant statue of Avalokiteśvara (aka. Guanyin) enshrined in the Hall of Yuantong. Zhao Puchu wrote this couplet to celebrate the compassion of the Bodhisattva. It was probably only a draft as there is neither signature nor seal marks placed at the end of the work. The calligraphy conveys a mood of solemnity, unaffectedness and religious harmony.