Qijia
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Qijia is a national representative bearer of Regong Arts, a first-batch national intangible cultural heritage project, and a Master of Chinese Arts and Crafts. Qijia was ordained as a monk at the age of eight. From childhood he studied painting under his granduncle on his mother's side, and he became thoroughly versed in the Buddhist scriptures. From the age of twelve he went to famous Buddhist monasteries such as Labrang Monastery and Kumbum Monastery to paint. Over long years of constant exposure he was deeply steeped in Tibetan Buddhist art, which has taken deep root in his heart. Qijia's painting takes Tibetan Buddhist subjects as its principal content and the fine-brush (gongbi) technique as its principal mode of expression. In composition, line, and color, his formal choices not only serve the needs of religion but also express a realm and aesthetic interest uniquely his own. At the same time, he is able to break with the conventional formulas of traditional composition, giving his pictures a clearer distinction between primary and secondary elements. His representative works include Shilun Jingang (Kalachakra) and Xifang Tianwang (the Western Heavenly King).
Honors & Recognition
A man of Tibetan ethnicity, he was born in 1940 in Tongren, Qinghai, and passed away in 2007.
References & Archival Sources
Representative Items of This Bearer
- Regong Arts Ⅶ-49
Profile
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