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The Vinegar Tasters Art Print
by Jacob Wayne Bryner
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The Vinegar Tasters art print by Jacob Wayne Bryner. Our art prints are produced on acid-free papers using archival inks to guarantee that they last a lifetime without fading or loss of color. All art prints include a 1" white border around the image to allow for future framing and matting, if desired.
Design Details
The Vinegar Tasters (三酸圖, three sours; 嘗醋翁, vinegar tasting old-men; 嘗醋圖, 尝醋图), is a traditional subject in Chinese religious... more
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Artist's Description
The Vinegar Tasters (三酸圖, three sours; 嘗醋翁, vinegar tasting old-men; 嘗醋圖, 尝醋图), is a traditional subject in Chinese religious painting. The allegorical composition depicts the three founders of China's major religious and philosophical traditions: Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism. The theme in the painting has been interpreted as favoring Taoism and critical of the others.
The three men are dipping their fingers in a vat of vinegar and tasting it; one man reacts with a sour expression, one reacts with a bitter expression, and one reacts with a sweet expression. The three men are Confucius, Buddha, and Laozi, respectively. Each man's expression represents the predominant attitude of his religion: Confucianism saw life as sour, in need of rules to correct the degeneration of people; Buddhism saw life as bitter, dominated by pain and suffering; and Taoism saw life as fundamentally good in its natural state. Another interpretation of the painting is that, s...
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Jacek Dudzinski
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Paul Aherne-Miller
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I like it. Great piece. And Congrats on your sale!
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Rob Van Heertum
Awesome work Jacob. Love the color here, really expressive!! L/F ps I see you sold this, form the remarks below ;-) congrats
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Maj Seda
Great artwork! Congrats!
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Irina Sztukowski
Beautiful art. Congratulations on your sale! Irina
Jacob Wayne Bryner replied:
thank you for the kind words, I appreciate it!