Artist: Zhao Puchu

Date: Modern, dated 1987

Dimensions: Height 65.0 cm, Width 62.0 cm

Material: Ink on paper

• Object Type：
  • CALLIGRAPHY
• Location：
  • Zhao Puchu Gallery
• Tag：
  • ode śākyamuni's sarira finger bone famen temple running script hanging scroll zhao puchu 1987 ink paper

In 1987 the true relic of Śākyamuni, part of his finger bone, was excavated from the site of the Famen Temple pagoda in Fufeng county, Shaanxi province. A number of artifacts including three jade duplicate relics were also found. Zhao Puchu wrote this ode to commemorate the excavation of the sarira. This calligraphic work features exquisite brushwork, well-balanced structure of characters, and good arrangement of space, all manifested in a flowing grace. Zhao created the work at the age of eighty-one.