An octogenarian continues to be inspired by Buddhist sculptures

Chinese artist Wang Yiyang has more than 10 ancient Buddhist sculptures in his Beijing home, from which he draws inspiration for his ink paintings.

A few of the figurines date back to more than 1,000 years ago.

The 84-year-old artist has been depicting leading lights of Buddhism through simple ink strokes since the 1980s by including aspects of Chinese calligraphy into his artworks to create a style of "cursive painting".