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Lotus Flowers out of Jade The Poesy of the Buddha
Whether they are gripped by a Guanyin or playfully brushed away by a young monk, whether they're swaying in the realm of the sages or splayed out in a pond, the lotuses in Master Yuan Jiaqi's jade works always have a Buddhist poetic quality, creating a uniquely beautiful landscape. From their pointed stalks to their buds half open, from their slender elegance to their graceful postures, from their folded petals constructing a miniature universe, to the boundless world of hidden fragrance that they unfurl, Master Yuan's lotus petals are graceful, charming, and limitlessly elegant. They assume thousands of different postures, changing endlessly. A Buddhist, coiling profusion intoxicates you in its serene and mysterious aesthetic realm. Lotus flowers that bloom out of jade are naturally the most noble and simple. Theirs is the most inherent glory and splendor, the purest brilliance. Because their nature is the most chaste, the most unspoken, and the most eternal, each wisp of aroma implies the Buddha. Behind this wonder is skill, and behind this skill is spirit and wisdom. Yuan Jiaqi is a very humble and taciturn man. With his ceaselessly tranquil heart he experiences the mysteries of jade. There is no other object on this earth that moves him as jade does. As such, his lotus flowers are the most aesthetically unique of their kind, full of symbolic meaning and poetic flavor. These flowers can be grasped in an instant, yet they remain in the mind for a lifetime. In this bright realm, it is as Wang Yangming once said, "When you see these flowers, their colors immediately become clear. From this you know that these flowers are not external to your mind."
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