Painting the Dao

106 ak22.6 The Power of the Stone Ink and watercolour on xuan paper 177.5 × 96.0 cm, Hong Kong, spring 2022 Five artist seals 水松石山房 Shuisongshi shanfang (Water, Pine and Stone Retreat) 墨者不朽 Mozhe buxiu (Let ink be my immortality) 竹虛老人 Zhuxu laoren (Old man as empty inside as bamboo) 如如居士 Ruru Jushi (Retired scholar who believes all doctrines equal) 石狂 Shikuang (Stone fool) inscr iption The Power of the Stone Bowing respectfully to Elder Brother Stone Madman Mi dissolves into the Dao Who knows how many cups of wine? Energy is returned to the cosmos as creativity After nearly fourteen billion years The Universe acquires the capacity for delight Inscribed by the Master of the Water, Pine and Stone Retreat, spring of 2022.