(1) [The Eighteen Disciples of Buddha].
Finished in A.B. 1615. Hanging scroll. Color and ink on silk. A complete set of 18 paintings. Size: 40.5 cm / 66.5 cm original painting before mounted. Well preserved and mounted according to the traditional Chinese painting.
The painter: Ding Yun Peng (A.D.1547-1628), A famous painting master in Ming Dynasty (A.D.1368-1644). His pen-name is Nan Yu; his surname is the Resident in Hole China. Born in Xiu Ning (now in An Hui Province). He was skilled in painting figures and Buddha images. He learned his line drawing from another master Li Gong Ling and coloring from Qian Xuan. He was especially distinguished for his line drawing. A book titled [The Appraisal of Paintings by Who Living Quietly in the Mountains] has the following comment on his painting: "The images of his paintings are valiant and vivid and his drawing lines are natural and magnificent." Some of his paintings are preserved in Palace Museum, China Arts Museum, Shanghai Museum in P.R.C., National Palace Museum in Taiwan and Nelson Art Gallery in U.S.A.
This complete set of paintings are the quintessence of his fine masterpiece handed down through ages, finished in the late part of his life.