Quin Tianzhu.
Sin título, 1952.
Sin título, 1952.
April 7, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Quin Tianzhu.
Sin título, 1952.
Sin título, 1952.
March 1, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Tianzhu Mountain, Hubei/China.
October 18, 2024 at 9:41 PM
Tianzhu Mountain, Hubei/China.
According to the Ming text "Yu Xie (玉屑)", cats were said to have arrived in China with Tang Sanzang on his journey to the Western Kingdom of Tianzhu.
Brought to guard Buddhist scriptures from mice, they weren’t native to China and were thought to dislike the climate—cold-nosed year-round, 1/2
Brought to guard Buddhist scriptures from mice, they weren’t native to China and were thought to dislike the climate—cold-nosed year-round, 1/2
May 4, 2025 at 1:20 PM
According to the Ming text "Yu Xie (玉屑)", cats were said to have arrived in China with Tang Sanzang on his journey to the Western Kingdom of Tianzhu.
Brought to guard Buddhist scriptures from mice, they weren’t native to China and were thought to dislike the climate—cold-nosed year-round, 1/2
Brought to guard Buddhist scriptures from mice, they weren’t native to China and were thought to dislike the climate—cold-nosed year-round, 1/2
Bamboo and Crane Painting (no date) by Chinese artist Qin Tianzhu (born in 1952).
Ink and colour on paper
97 x 49 cm
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
Ink and colour on paper
97 x 49 cm
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
April 20, 2026 at 5:50 AM
Bamboo and Crane Painting (no date) by Chinese artist Qin Tianzhu (born in 1952).
Ink and colour on paper
97 x 49 cm
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
Ink and colour on paper
97 x 49 cm
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
According to the Ming text Yu Xie (玉屑), cats first came to China with Tang Sanzang on his journey to the Western Kingdom of Tianzhu. Tasked with guarding Buddhist scriptures from mice, they were sacred guests: foreign, watchful, and 1/2
#caturday
🎨 Anonymous (19th century), Cat and Lily
#caturday
🎨 Anonymous (19th century), Cat and Lily
February 28, 2026 at 2:02 PM
According to the Ming text Yu Xie (玉屑), cats first came to China with Tang Sanzang on his journey to the Western Kingdom of Tianzhu. Tasked with guarding Buddhist scriptures from mice, they were sacred guests: foreign, watchful, and 1/2
#caturday
🎨 Anonymous (19th century), Cat and Lily
#caturday
🎨 Anonymous (19th century), Cat and Lily
I was looking around for more works by Qin Tianzhu, and I learned that the post above is a detail of a larger work.
I still can't find a title or a date. (Qin Tianzhu was born in 1952, which gives an approximate date.) I took a flyer on Google Translate being able to read the text, but no luck.
I still can't find a title or a date. (Qin Tianzhu was born in 1952, which gives an approximate date.) I took a flyer on Google Translate being able to read the text, but no luck.
May 31, 2026 at 1:36 PM
I was looking around for more works by Qin Tianzhu, and I learned that the post above is a detail of a larger work.
I still can't find a title or a date. (Qin Tianzhu was born in 1952, which gives an approximate date.) I took a flyer on Google Translate being able to read the text, but no luck.
I still can't find a title or a date. (Qin Tianzhu was born in 1952, which gives an approximate date.) I took a flyer on Google Translate being able to read the text, but no luck.
Esta é Tianzhu Montain, Hubei/China.
November 1, 2024 at 8:49 PM
Esta é Tianzhu Montain, Hubei/China.
In #Wukong and the Jade Rabbit from Journey to the West, the Jade Rabbit escapes the Moon Palace, kidnaps the princess of Tianzhu, and dons her form to trick a king into hosting a bridal contest.
Her true goal? Marry Tang Sanzang and drain his life essence.
But Sun Wukong isn’t
1/3
#JTTW #art
Her true goal? Marry Tang Sanzang and drain his life essence.
But Sun Wukong isn’t
1/3
#JTTW #art
January 17, 2026 at 5:30 PM
The Annunciation (#otd 25 Mar):
Giulio Aleni's "Tianzhu jiangsheng zhuxiang jingjie" (An Illustrated History of the Lord of Heaven Who Became Incarnate), Jinjiang Church, Fujian Province, China, 1637 Unknown Chinese Artist after Jerome Nadal (Minneapolis Institute of Art)
Giulio Aleni's "Tianzhu jiangsheng zhuxiang jingjie" (An Illustrated History of the Lord of Heaven Who Became Incarnate), Jinjiang Church, Fujian Province, China, 1637 Unknown Chinese Artist after Jerome Nadal (Minneapolis Institute of Art)
March 25, 2025 at 12:24 PM
The Annunciation (#otd 25 Mar):
Giulio Aleni's "Tianzhu jiangsheng zhuxiang jingjie" (An Illustrated History of the Lord of Heaven Who Became Incarnate), Jinjiang Church, Fujian Province, China, 1637 Unknown Chinese Artist after Jerome Nadal (Minneapolis Institute of Art)
Giulio Aleni's "Tianzhu jiangsheng zhuxiang jingjie" (An Illustrated History of the Lord of Heaven Who Became Incarnate), Jinjiang Church, Fujian Province, China, 1637 Unknown Chinese Artist after Jerome Nadal (Minneapolis Institute of Art)
The Annunciation, from Giulio Aleni's "Tianzhu jiangsheng zhuxiang jingjie" (An Illustrated History of the Lord of Heaven Who Became Incarnate in the Flesh), Jinjiang Church, Fujian Province, China, 1637
Unknown Chinese Artist after Jerome Nadal (Minneapolis institute of Art)
Unknown Chinese Artist after Jerome Nadal (Minneapolis institute of Art)
January 11, 2026 at 10:52 PM
The Annunciation, from Giulio Aleni's "Tianzhu jiangsheng zhuxiang jingjie" (An Illustrated History of the Lord of Heaven Who Became Incarnate in the Flesh), Jinjiang Church, Fujian Province, China, 1637
Unknown Chinese Artist after Jerome Nadal (Minneapolis institute of Art)
Unknown Chinese Artist after Jerome Nadal (Minneapolis institute of Art)
25 Mar: The Annunciation, from Giulio Aleni's "Tianzhu jiangsheng zhuxiang jingjie" (An Illustrated History of the Lord of Heaven Who Became Incarnate in the Flesh), Jinjiang Church, Fujian Province, China, 1637
Chinese Artist after Jerome Nadal (Minneapolis institute of Art)
Chinese Artist after Jerome Nadal (Minneapolis institute of Art)
March 25, 2026 at 11:40 AM
25 Mar: The Annunciation, from Giulio Aleni's "Tianzhu jiangsheng zhuxiang jingjie" (An Illustrated History of the Lord of Heaven Who Became Incarnate in the Flesh), Jinjiang Church, Fujian Province, China, 1637
Chinese Artist after Jerome Nadal (Minneapolis institute of Art)
Chinese Artist after Jerome Nadal (Minneapolis institute of Art)
#Wukong and the Jade Rabbit is a tale from Journey to the West. The Jade Rabbit, an immortal from the Moon Palace, escapes to the mortal world, kidnaps the princess of Tianzhu, and impersonates her to trick the king into holding a bridal contest—hoping to marry Tang Sanzang
1/3
#JTTW #art
1/3
#JTTW #art
March 30, 2025 at 5:01 PM
"Zuo Ci studied atop Mount Tianzhu, practiced medicinal alchemy and nourished his vital essence by controlled breathing and Taoist sexual practices."
*It's good work if you can get it. #ThreeHundredYears
*It's good work if you can get it. #ThreeHundredYears
August 4, 2025 at 2:32 PM
"Zuo Ci studied atop Mount Tianzhu, practiced medicinal alchemy and nourished his vital essence by controlled breathing and Taoist sexual practices."
*It's good work if you can get it. #ThreeHundredYears
*It's good work if you can get it. #ThreeHundredYears
Tibetan White Yak - The Snow White Yak is the rarest color phase of Yak in the world. In China and Tibet they figure their numbers to be around 3% of the population, with the vast majority of those residing in Tianzhu Tibet, there almost all of their yaks are white!
June 25, 2024 at 11:47 AM
Tibetan White Yak - The Snow White Yak is the rarest color phase of Yak in the world. In China and Tibet they figure their numbers to be around 3% of the population, with the vast majority of those residing in Tianzhu Tibet, there almost all of their yaks are white!
any time i see someone getting married i want to draw tianzhu getting married which is fine bc those people renew vows every single year
September 26, 2026 at 7:30 PM
any time i see someone getting married i want to draw tianzhu getting married which is fine bc those people renew vows every single year
The Annunciation,
from Giulio Aleni's "Tianzhu jiangsheng zhuxiang jingjie" (An Illustrated History of the Lord of Heaven Who Became Incarnate in the Flesh), Jinjiang Church, Fujian Province, China, 1637
Unknown Chinese Artist after Jerome Nadal
(Minneapolis institute of Art)
from Giulio Aleni's "Tianzhu jiangsheng zhuxiang jingjie" (An Illustrated History of the Lord of Heaven Who Became Incarnate in the Flesh), Jinjiang Church, Fujian Province, China, 1637
Unknown Chinese Artist after Jerome Nadal
(Minneapolis institute of Art)
January 11, 2025 at 7:10 PM
The Annunciation,
from Giulio Aleni's "Tianzhu jiangsheng zhuxiang jingjie" (An Illustrated History of the Lord of Heaven Who Became Incarnate in the Flesh), Jinjiang Church, Fujian Province, China, 1637
Unknown Chinese Artist after Jerome Nadal
(Minneapolis institute of Art)
from Giulio Aleni's "Tianzhu jiangsheng zhuxiang jingjie" (An Illustrated History of the Lord of Heaven Who Became Incarnate in the Flesh), Jinjiang Church, Fujian Province, China, 1637
Unknown Chinese Artist after Jerome Nadal
(Minneapolis institute of Art)
The Grand Chinese Dictionary 漢語大辭典 doesn't have an entry for Yindu 印度 (India in Modern Chin.), but only entries for Indian Ocean 印度洋, Hinduism 印度教, etc.! The earliest reference to India (which in medieval times was often called Tianzhu 天竺) as Yindu is 7th century.
January 8, 2026 at 5:50 AM
The Grand Chinese Dictionary 漢語大辭典 doesn't have an entry for Yindu 印度 (India in Modern Chin.), but only entries for Indian Ocean 印度洋, Hinduism 印度教, etc.! The earliest reference to India (which in medieval times was often called Tianzhu 天竺) as Yindu is 7th century.
