The Heart of Buddha

ClassificationsPaintings-watercolors

Artist Li Chi Mao (Taiwanese, born 1925)

Date2017-2018

Made AtTaiwan, Asia

MediumWatercolor on paper

DimensionsFramed: 20 7/8 × 20 7/8 in. (53 × 53 cm)

Credit LineGift of Jack J. Liang

Object number2020.11.1

DescriptionThe Heart of Buddha is a watercolor on paper painting by Li Ch Mao. Prof. Li Chi Mao (born Woyang County, Anhui Province, China, 1925) was considered a national treasure of Taiwan until his passing on My 24, 2019. In Malaysia, the Li Chi Mao Art House is a resource center and a living testament to his achievements as a highly respected Chinese brush maestro, calligrapher, scholar, and art educator. Prof. Li has received numerous awards, among them recognition for contributions to culture from then-President of Taiwan Chiang Kai-shek (1973), Taiwan's Council of Cultural Affairs, Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense, and the National Literature and Arts Prize, Taiwan in 1982. The city of San Francisco in 1987 designated November 29 as 'Li Chi Mao Day'. He has had solo exhibitions in Taiwan, the U.S., South Korea, Japan, Costa Rica, Belgium, Jordan, Turkey, Spain, West Germany, Belarus, Australia, New Zealand, and Bahrain. In addition, Prof. Li was granted land in Shandong province by the China Government to construct a museum and research center.

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