A Study of Guan Xiu's Sixteen Luohans (Palace Collection): The Artistic Integration of Centralized Composition and Spiritual Resonance

Authors

    Kesen Wang, Leran  Wang Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts, Tianjin 30000, China Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts, Tianjin 30000, China

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18063/lne.v3i4.936

Keywords:

composition, figure painting, spiritual blank space, sixteen luohans

Abstract

Composition is the primary element in a painting. Different compositional designs produce varying visual effects and evoke distinct impacts on viewers. Using the classic work Sixteen Luohans as an example, this article explores how its concentrated depiction of figures complements and mutually enhances the effect of "spiritual blank space."

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  • " /> [2]Chen Chuanxi. Studies on Six Dynasties Painting Theory [M]. Tianjin: Tian jin People's Publishing House, 2006.06
    [3]Zheng Pengwei; Xiao Rongcheng. "Analysis of Decorative Features and O rigins in Guan Xiu's Sixteen Luohan Paintings" [J]. China Art Research, 2 025(03):195-200
    [4]Bai Kun. "On Reserved Blankness in Chinese Painting and Its Origins" [J]. Qilu Art, 2008(01):19-21
    [5]Zhai, Luwei. 2019. "Research on Guanxiu's Plastic Arts Style." Master's thesis, Nanjing Normal University. doi:10.27245/d.cnki.gnjsu.2019.000683.
    [6]Fan Zhimin. Guan Xiu [M]. Shanghai: Shanghai People's Fine Arts Publishi ng House, 1981.12
    [7]Yu Jianhua (Annot.). Xuanhe Painting Catalogue [M]. Jiangsu: Jiangsu Fine Arts Publishing House, 2007.07
    [8]Zan Ning. Biographies of Eminent Monks Compiled in the Song Dynasty [M]. Beijing: Zhonghua Book Company, 1987

    [9]Tian, Daoying. 2002. A Study on Venerable Master Guanxiu. PhD diss., Sichuan University.
    [10]Zhu Yu; Wang Jianqi. "Analysis of Zen Buddhist Thought in Guan Xiu's Sixteen Luohan Paintings" [J]. Beauty & Times (Mid), 2024(03):9-11.
    DOI:10.16129/j.cnki.mysdz.2024.03.028
    [11]Gu Yu. "Zen Buddhist Painting in Late Tang and Five Dynasties through Guan Xiu's Sixteen Luohan Paintings" [J]. World of Calligraphy and Painting, 2023(09):92-93
    [12]Wan Yi. "'Reserved Blankness'—New Aesthetic Realm in Chinese Art" [J].Literary World (Theory Edition), 2011(04):266-267" />

Published

2025-05-26

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 4 (2025): Lecture Notes in Education, Arts, Management and Social Science

Section

Articles