Period:Qing dynasty Production date:17thC
Materials:paper
Technique:woodblock
Subjects:animal myth/legend
Dimensions:Height: 39.30 centimetres (paper sheet) Width: 59.60 centimetres (paper sheet)
Description:
Multicoloured woodblock print in ink on paper. Large-size print filled with figures gathering in front of the outer walls of the Forbidden City (Zhengyang men). Clouds encircle the groups, and flags indicate the names of their countries of origin, such as the ‘Netherlands’ or ‘Japan’, or the fictitious ‘country of pierced chests’ (chuanxin guo). Some figures have strange features and carry imaginative tribute objects.
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![图片[1]-print BM-1920-1216-0.1-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Qin dynasty/43/mid_00248430_001.jpg)
![图片[2]-print BM-1920-1216-0.1-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Qin dynasty/43/mid_00248648_001.jpg)
![图片[3]-print BM-1920-1216-0.1-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Qin dynasty/43/mid_00711806_001.jpg)
Comments:Tributaries coming to Court had been a courtly painting theme, since at least the Tang dynasty. It remained popular during the reign of the three great Qing emperors. Under their rule, representatives of vassal states and European countries came to court at New Year. In this print, the publisher, Wang Junfu, has popularised and commercialised the theme for the New Year celebrations.
Materials:paper
Technique:woodblock
Subjects:animal myth/legend
Dimensions:Height: 39.30 centimetres (paper sheet) Width: 59.60 centimetres (paper sheet)
Description:
Multicoloured woodblock print in ink on paper. Large-size print filled with figures gathering in front of the outer walls of the Forbidden City (Zhengyang men). Clouds encircle the groups, and flags indicate the names of their countries of origin, such as the ‘Netherlands’ or ‘Japan’, or the fictitious ‘country of pierced chests’ (chuanxin guo). Some figures have strange features and carry imaginative tribute objects.
IMG
Comments:Tributaries coming to Court had been a courtly painting theme, since at least the Tang dynasty. It remained popular during the reign of the three great Qing emperors. Under their rule, representatives of vassal states and European countries came to court at New Year. In this print, the publisher, Wang Junfu, has popularised and commercialised the theme for the New Year celebrations.
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