Portrait Commission Story: Yin Jinghua Paints Master Wanxing

Portrait Commission Story: Yin Jinghua Paints Master Wanxing

Yin Jinghua, a featured master painter and calligrapher at Badou Art, was commissioned to paint a portrait of Master Wanxing, abbot of Donghua Zen Temple — and presented the finished work to him in person. The meeting of two disciplines, one of the brush and one of the spirit, makes this a quietly memorable story in Chinese ink portraiture.

Who Is Master Wanxing?

Master Wanxing was born in Hubei Province in 1971. He is the abbot of Donghua Chan (Zen) Monastery and a delegate to the Shaoguan Municipal People’s Congress. He ordained as a monk in 1988 at Nanputuo Temple in Xiamen and later studied at the Minnan Buddhist Institute. From 1993 to 2000 he undertook a seven-year closed retreat; after leaving it, he led the reconstruction of Donghua Zen Temple. He has devoted himself to teaching ever since, founded the “Donghua Chan” approach to practice, and written several books on Buddhism that are widely respected among his followers.

*Yin Jinghua’s ink portrait of Master Wanxing.*

*Presenting and viewing the portrait together.*

The Painter Behind the Portrait

Yin Jinghua, head of the Miaohua Zhai studio, was born in 1967 in Gushi, Henan Province. His positions include council member of the Chinese Painting Society, member of the Chinese Artists Association, member of the Guangdong Artists Association, council member of the Shenzhen Artists Association, vice chairman of the Futian District Artists Association in Shenzhen, invited painter at the Great Wall Institute of Calligraphy and Painting, principal painter and calligrapher at Badou Art, adjunct professor at Xinyang Normal University, and director of the Nanyuan Art Museum.

A commissioned portrait in the Chinese ink tradition seeks more than a likeness — it looks for character rendered in brush and ink. If you would like to commission a portrait or another work from a Badou Art master, our specialists are happy to guide you.

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