Song Dynasty (960-1279 CE)

Emperor Taizu (927-976 CE)

Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127 CE)

Emperor Huizong

Auspicious Cranes by Emperor Huizong (1082-1135 CE)Northern Song Dynasty, Ink and color on silk

Auspicious Cranes by Emperor Huizong (1082-1135 CE)Northern Song Dynasty, Ink and color on silk

“The immortal birds, proclaiming good auspices, suddenly arrive in favorable response”

Southern Song Dynasty (1128-1279 CE)

Crane Calling Over A Clear Stream by Ma He-Zhi (1131- 1189 CE) Southern Song Period, Ink on silk

Moonlight in Autumn by Ma He-Zhi (1131- 1189 CE) Northern Song Period, Silk Fan

Chan Buddhism

Lacquer image of Bodhidharma, from the Hualin temple, Southern China

"If one achieves a genuine breakthrough, then [one realizes that] a Confucian is no different from a Buddhist, and a Buddhist is no different from a Confucian; a monk is no different from a layman, and a layman is no different from a monk; an ordinary man is no different from a sage, and a sage is no different from an ordinary man."

Liang Kai (1140-1210)

Homeward Oxherds in Wind and Rain by Li TiSouthern Song Period

Princess Mononoke (1997)

Hayao Miyazaki (1941)

Homeward Oxherds in Wind and Rain by Li Ti 12th century, Southern Song Period, Ink on silk

Night Café by Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890)Oil on Canvas

Happy Buddha by Sesshu (1420-1506)Ink on scroll

Japanese Sumi-e