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Baoxiang Tianpu: Fan Xingru's Collection of Masterpieces of Dunhuang Mural Paintings - Feitian Chapter (5)

2025-03-07   

Feitian, also known as Qiandapo or Jinnalu, means Heavenly Song God, Heavenly Music God, and one of the eight parts of the Heavenly Dragon. They often appear at the same time, flying in the sky of the Buddhist kingdom. They are messengers of the Buddhist world who play the piano, sing and dance, spray incense and scatter flowers, and bring joy and happiness. They are also the most beloved artistic images in Buddhist imagery, known as "Flying Sky Dance Music" in China. Feitian was introduced to China from India and combined with the Taoist flying god feathered man. From its appearance to the expression of inner emotions, it has been endowed with Chinese characteristics and national style. Feitian is a product of the combination of romantic thinking and creative methods, and is the sublimation of the kindest and most beautiful ideals of ancient people. In the Mogao Grottoes of Dunhuang, there are more than 4500 flying images with various postures, which are randomly painted on the higher wall of the cave. Only a few ribbons waving in the wind gently float in the sky over various kinds of changes, graceful and lively. They play a decorative role in the murals of the entire cave, enriching the artistic conception of "heavenly clothes flying, walls full of wind". The ancient Dunhuang artists used a combination of realism and romanticism to successfully shape the artistic image of the flying sky, providing people with a perfect artistic enjoyment. In the 15th cave of Yulin Grottoes, the Tang Dynasty presented flowers and flew to the sky. In the 15th cave of Yulin Grottoes, the Tang Dynasty beat drums and flew to the sky. In the 85th cave of Mogao Grottoes, there were two groups of late Tang Four Flying Heavens. In the 161st cave of Mogao Grottoes, there were two groups of late Tang Four Flying Heavens. In the 16th cave of Yulin Grottoes, there were five generations playing the qin and flying to the sky. In the 16th cave of Yulin Grottoes, there were five generations playing the qin and flying to the sky. In the 327th cave of Song Xianhua and flying to the sky. In the 61st cave of Song Shuang Flying to the sky, there was a fifth generation flying to the sky named Fan Xingru. Male, born in Fanjiawan Village, Shangqin Town, Zhangye, Gansu in August 1941. I graduated from Zhangye West Street Primary School in July 1955, and from Zhangye Middle School in July 1958. Afterwards, I was admitted to the preparatory study of the Fine Arts Department of Lanzhou Academy of Arts; Later, due to the merger of colleges and universities, he graduated from the Department of Fine Arts of Northwest Normal University (now Northwest Normal University) in August 1964, majoring in traditional Chinese painting, and studied under Chang Shuhong, the founder of the Dunhuang Research Institute and the first person to protect the Mogao Grottoes of Dunhuang. He has served as a high school teacher in Factory 404, a member of the Communist Youth League, an art specialist in the Workers' Club, the director of the trade union office, vice chairman of the trade union, deputy director of the Party Committee Propaganda Department, and deputy director of the Gansu Mining Area Cultural Bureau. In September 1992, the first "Fan Xingru Copying Dunhuang Flying Art Exhibition" was held in Dunhuang; Subsequently, at the invitation of the Organizing Committee of the Fourth China Art Festival, the China Youth Federation, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other units, the "Fan Xingru Copying Dunhuang Flying Art Exhibition" was held multiple times in Lanzhou, Beijing, Shenzhen and other places. His works have also been exhibited in Taiwan, Japan, the United States, and other places, and 17 Dunhuang Flying Art exhibitions have been held in large factories, mines, enterprises, and universities. In April 2000, the Dunhuang Flying Apsaras Art Exhibition was held at the National Art Museum of China, and Dunhuang art ascended to the highest art hall in China for the first time. He spent 5 years in June 2017 to complete the creation of the long volume "Flying Apsaras Chasing Dreams", and has written "Dunhuang Flying Apsaras", "Dunhuang Bodhisattva", "Dunhuang Flying Apsaras" (revised edition), "Dunhuang Flying Apsaras" (white drawn version), "Baoxiang Tianpu" and so on. Among them, "Dunhuang Flying Apsaras" won the Special Excellence Award at the 3rd Gansu Provincial Book Award, and "Baoxiang Tianpu" won the "Golden Bull Cup" award at the 29th National Book Awards. He was awarded the title of the Most Beautiful Person of the Year in Gansu Province in 2021, and is currently a member of the China Artists Association and a visiting professor at the School of Fine Arts, Northwest Normal University. (New Society)

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