Myriad Scepters Rising to the Heavens
- Image Number: K2A002727N000000000PAA
- Dynasty: Qing dynasty
- Category: Paintings
- Author: Zhang Zongcang;張宗蒼
- Form: 軸
- Exhibition dimension: 116.4×46
- Description:
Emperor Qianlong not only received paintings and calligraphy from his ministers, but also took this opportunity to attract outstanding painters from Jiangnan to serve in the imperial court. Zhang Zongcang (1686-1756), a Suzhou native, presented a volume of Sixteen Scenes of Wu Mountain during his first southern tour, which was praised by the Emperor Qianlong and later became a court painter Wanhu Facing the Sky is recorded as one of the Sixteen Scenes of Gusu, which depicts the scenery of Tianping Mountain in Suzhou. The poem inscribed on the painting is the same as the poem “Wanhu Facing the Sky” written by Emperor Qianlong in the volume of Sixteen Scenes of Wu Mountain. With reference to Dong Bangda’s paintings of “Ten Scenes of the West Lake”, this painting may also be enlarged from the original album.
Myriad Scepters Rising to the Heavens
- Image Number: K2A002727N000000000PAA
- Dynasty: Qing dynasty
- Category: Paintings
- Author: Zhang Zongcang； Zhang Zongcang
- Form:Axis
- Exhibition dimension:116.4×46. Zhang Zongcang (1686-1756), a Suzhou native, presented a volume of Sixteen Scenes of Wu Mountain during his first southern tour, which was praised by the Emperor Qianlong and later became a court painter Wanhu Facing the Sky is recorded as one of the Sixteen Scenes of Gusu, which depicts the scenery of Tianping Mountain in Suzhou. The poem inscribed on the painting is the same as the poem “Wanhu Facing the Sky” written by Emperor Qianlong in the volume of Sixteen Scenes of Wu Mountain. With reference to Dong Bangda’s paintings of “Ten Scenes of the West Lake”, this painting may also be enlarged from the original album
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