When roots beckon

Li Jin goes back to the origins of Chinese ink-and-water painting with a Beijing show, Deng Zhangyu reports.

Wherever Chinese ink painter Li Jin goes - be it a museum or an awards ceremony - he carries a basket with him that contains items of daily use and subjects that his art focuses on.

"My basket has become a personal brand or logo of me. Without it, I'm not Li Jin," says the 58-year-old at Beijing's Ink Studio, where his latest show, Being, is underway.