The Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival is dedicated to Song Huizong and has been circulated for more than 800 years. Its theme is mainly to describe the living conditions of citizens in Tokyo, the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty, the bustling scene of shops and citizens on the Bianhe River, and the busy scene of tankers carrying grain, rice and goods from the southeast passing through the bridges and culverts on the Bianhe River.
The work is magnificent, with a length of 528.7 cm and a width of 24.8 cm. There are 587 people with different identities, all of whom have both form and spirit. There are 13 kinds of animals and 9 kinds of plants, all of which are lifelike. There are 56 livestock, more than 20 cars and more than 20 ships of different sizes. This masterpiece of realism is a precious historical material for studying the economic and social life of Tokyo in the Northern Song Dynasty.
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11kloc-0/year, Zhang Zeduan's Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival was included in the imperial court. Song Huizong and Evonne signed the frontispiece five times, and stamped with the small seal of Shuanglong (lost).
1 127, after the change of Jingkang, The Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival involves Ren Jin.
1 186 The picture is accompanied by inscriptions by (Jin) Zhang Zhu, Zhang Gongyao, Li Quan, Wang Yong (Jin) and Zhang Shiqi.
1260, after the establishment of the Yuan Dynasty, the Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival was included in the Secret House. Those who installed pools for official craftsmen stole the palace with fakes. It was sold to an expensive official, and on the way, it was sold to Chen Yanlian in Hangzhou by the custodian.
135 1 year, Yang Zhun bought it from Chen and attached a long article describing the whole story. The following year, Liu Han of Jiangxi got the scenery from Yang Zhun and wrote an inscription for him, praising it as "unique art".
1365, (yuan), the picture shows Zhou's former residence in Jingshan.
About 146 1 year ago, this painting was inscribed at Zhu Hepo's home in Dali Temple (tomorrow). "Zhu Gongyun:' This picture has a draft, and it is at Zhang Yinggong's house.' "
145 1, (Ming) Li Dongyang wrote long postscript on the back of the picture twice, recording the content of the picture and its spread in China and South Korea in Ming Dynasty: after Hongzhi, it was firmly owned by Tu Xupu, a university student in Huagai Temple. Xu gave it to Li Dongyang when he died.
1524, the map was returned to Lu Wan, the minister of war. Lu Zuo's inscription. After Lu's death, his son was sold to his family in Kunshan, and soon returned to Yan Song and the Prime Minister. During this period, there were many rumors circulating in the society that Yan Gui and his son used the riverside scene at Qingming Festival to attack and frame Yu, an imperial historian in Beijing, and they were recorded in people's notes at that time. Yan Song was defeated and lost all his money, so he went to court.
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