Buddha’s Painting Album – Gu Fo Hua Pu (古佛畫譜)

By Huang Ze (黃澤) | A Masterpiece of Traditional Buddhist Art | Based on the 1924 Edition from Zhonghua Book Company

English Description

Overview:
Gu Fo Hua Pu (Ancient Buddha Painting Manual) is a treasured collection of 161 Buddha portraits by Huang Ze, a Sichuanese artist and spiritual practitioner. Originally published in 1924by the Zhonghua Book Companyin Shanghai, this work reflects the artist’s profound transformation—from a military and administrative career to spiritual retreat and artistic devotion.

The album includes:

• 161 meticulously illustrated Buddha images

• A personal preface by the artist

• Calligraphy and an introduction by Gao Shixian (高時顯)

• Technical notes on traditional Buddhist figure painting methods

This re-edited single-volume edition faithfully reproduces the two original scroll-bound books. Ideal for students of Buddhist art, historians, and practitioners, it offers deep insight into classical religious aesthetics and brush techniques.

中文描述

簡介：
《古佛畫譜》是由四川畫家黃澤繪製的一部珍貴佛像畫集，原於1924年由上海中華書局出版。本書共收錄161幅佛像畫作，展現了黃澤從軍旅與仕途生活轉向修禪與藝術創作的心路歷程。

書中內容包括：

• 黃澤親筆自序

• 高時顯題字與序言

• 描述各種佛像繪畫技法的說明

• 精緻佛像插圖共161幅

此次再版將原先上下兩冊合併為一卷，忠實呈現原貌，是佛教藝術研究者、書畫愛好者及禪修者不可或缺的藝術資料與靈感來源。

Product Details / 產品詳情

Title / 書名:Buddha’s Painting Album – Gu Fo Hua Pu | 古佛畫譜
Author / 作者:Huang Ze | 黃澤
Calligraphy / 題字:Gao Shixian | 高時顯
Original Edition / 原版:Zhonghua Book Company, Shanghai, 1924 | 中華書局，上海，1924年
Current Format / 當前格式:Re-edited single-volume facsimile | 上下冊合併重編影印本
Pages / 頁數:Approximately 200+ | 約200頁以上
Binding / 裝訂:Hardcover or Traditional Stitch Binding | 精裝 / 線裝（依版本而異）
Language / 語言:Classical Chinese (with historical commentary) | 文言文為主，附畫論與序文

Key Features / 特色亮點

• 161 Buddha portraits in traditional Chinese brush style
  161幅中國工筆佛像畫作

• Historical calligraphy and commentary by Gao Shixian
  高時顯書法與序言原文

• Detailed notes on Buddhist artistic techniques
  佛像繪畫技法與風格解說

• Spiritual and artistic insight from a Chan practitioner
  禪修者的心靈繪畫結晶

• Reproduction of a culturally significant 1924 edition
  忠於1924年原始版本的再版藝術經典

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