Niso chōshin zu (二祖調心図)
Depicts Zen monk Huike (慧可) thinking. By painter Shi Ke (Chinese: 石恪), from Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period to Northern Song (about 10th century)
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Details
- Artist
- Shi Ke (attributed)
- Date
- 13th century
- Holding institution
- Tokyo National Museum
- Palette
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- Image provider
- wikimedia-commons
- License
- Public domain
- Credit
- Tokyo National Museum
Art Genome Taxonomy
9 tags
Subject Matter
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Related to Religion Metadata · 98%
The catalog identifies the depicted figure as Huike, a Zen monk, making religious subject matter central to the work.
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Deities and Holy Figures Metadata · 89%
Huike is identified in the catalog as a Zen monk and is depicted as a named religious figure.
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Human Figure Visual · 99%
A single seated human figure occupies the central portion of the composition, with the head inclined and a hand raised near the face.
Visual Qualities
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Sparse Visual · 98%
Substantial areas of pale, relatively unpainted ground surround the figure, creating an open and restrained composition.
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Asymmetrical Visual · 93%
The figure and dark brushwork are unevenly distributed across the horizontal format, with seals on the right creating an offset visual balance.
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Earth Tones Visual · 96%
The visible palette is dominated by muted beige, gray, black, and brown tones, with red seal impressions as contrasting accents.
Medium and Techniques
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Painting Visual · 99%
The image visibly presents a painted composition made from brush-applied dark ink, diluted washes, and pale ground.
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East Asian Ink-and-Wash Painting Both · 95%
The catalog classifies the work as a Japanese painting or print, and the image visibly uses East Asian ink-and-wash methods, including diluted tonal passages, exposed ground, and expressive brush lines.
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Gestural Visual · 98%
The figure and robe are described through forceful, variable-width brush marks, with sweeping dark strokes concentrated around the lower body and right side.
Source & rights
Shi Ke (石恪) (attributed). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Huike_thinking.jpg
High-resolution sources
- Original image ↗ 6,638 × 3,813 · Wikimedia Commons · Availability not yet probed