The author of the picture of the King sending his son off is Wu Daozi.
Wu Daozi (approximately 680-759 AD), a famous painter in the Tang Dynasty, is honored as the Painting Sage in the history of painting, also known as Daoxuan. During the Kaiyuan period, he was called to the court for his good painting skills and served successively as enshrined minister, doctor of internal medicine, and friend of Prince Ning. He once studied calligraphy with Zhang Xu and He Zhizhang, and learned how to use pens by watching Lady Gongsun dance her sword. He is good at Buddhism, Taoism, gods and ghosts, figures, landscapes, birds and beasts, vegetation, pavilions, etc. He is especially good at Buddhism, Taoism, figures, and mural creation.
Content Introduction
"The Picture of the Heavenly King Sending His Son", also known as "The Picture of the Heavenly King Sending His Son" and "The Picture of the Birth of Sakyamuni", is a painting written by Wu Daozi based on the Buddhist scripture "Ruiying Benqi Sutra" "Painted by. The whole picture is divided into three parts:
The first paragraph: It depicts a kingly god sitting in the middle, flanked by civil servants holding ribs, fairies holding inkstones, and swords. Rikishi, a warrior warrior surrounded by swords and snakes, faces a giant dragon subdued by two gods.
The second paragraph: The painting shows a four-armed god with disheveled hair sitting on a stone, with flames rising behind him. The statue has a strange appearance and is quite imposing. On the left and right sides are the goddesses holding pots and furnaces.
The third paragraph: "The Picture of the Birth of Buddha Ying Muni", the content is the story of the birth of the son of King Suddhodho of India. From the picture, you can see that when Sakyamuni was born, his father carried him to the temple to pay homage to the God of Freedom.