Dong Bangda Jingyi Garden 28 Scenery Axis

[Dong Bangda’s Twenty-eight Scenery Axis of Jingyi Garden]

The Twenty-eight Scenery Axis of Jingyi Garden, painted by Dong Bangda in the Qing Dynasty, colored in damask, no model year. 196 cm vertically and 153.2 cm horizontally
The Collection of Treasures in Shiqu is a continuation of the collection of treasure seals in the Zhonghua Palace: eight seals. The seal is “Chen Bangda Seal” and “Gong Hua”. There are 28 panoramic views of Jingyi Garden in Xiangshan Mountain. According to the Records of Jingyi Garden made by Emperor Qianlong, the garden was built in Xiangshan in the 10th year of Qianlong’s reign (1745), and was named “Jingyi Garden” in the 12th year of Qianlong’s reign (1747). It stretches along the mountain and is divided into several areas. The scenery is easy to move and the artificial landscape and natural scenery are organically integrated. Twenty-eight scenic spots inscribed by Emperor Qianlong are: the Hall of Diligence, the Beautiful Eyes Tower, the Green Cloud Boat, the Xulangzhai, the Yingluo Rock, the Cuiwei Pavilion, the Qingwei Mountain, the Reindeer Hill, the Toad Peak, the Qiyun Tower, the Zhile Hao, the Xiangshan Temple, the Tingfasong, the Laiqing Pavilion, the Jaysang Gao, the Xiangyan Room, the Xiabiao Deng, the Yuru Spring, the Gorgeous Autumn Forest, the Yuxiang Pavilion, the Xiyang A, the Furong Ping, the Xiangwu Cave, the Qiyue Cliff, the Chongcuiyan, the Yuhuaxiu, the Senyuwat, the Geyun Bell, etc. This picture is exquisite in brush, beautiful in color and elegant in atmosphere. It not only shows the natural appearance of trees and rocks, but also gives people a kind of beauty enjoyment. Among Dong’s many works handed down from generation to generation, this piece is a masterpiece