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Qing Yao Wenhan's "Celebrating the Year of the Dynasty" appreciation

author:A masterpiece of purity

The year dynasty is the beginning of the first year, symbolizing the removal of the old cloth and the new, no pole Tai Lai. Years ago, the door of the family house was changed to the Spring League, the door god, hanging a thousand, showing people's desire to avoid evil and fight the epidemic and pray for peace and auspiciousness in the coming year. Chinese New Year's Eve Chinese New Year's Eve family to eat a reunion dinner, worship the ancestors, wear new clothes, pray to the New Year in turn, and then keep the new year------。 With the sound of firecrackers, the new year is coming in the festive and joyful atmosphere unique to the Chinese nation----

The earliest paintings that clearly depict the theme of "The Dynasty of the Ages" can be deduced from Li Song's "Axis of the Year Dynasty". During the Yongzheng Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, the government entered the track, Guotai Min'an, from the Jinghua Palace to the people of the four seas, the customs of the dynasty were very strong, and the court and the people, for a while, there were many artistic works with the theme of "the dynasty".

At that time, on the first day of the new year, hundreds of officials entered the dynasty to "kowtow", which is called pilgrimage. During the Spring Festival in Beijing, men, women and children go out to welcome the New Year, greet each other, and congratulate the New Year. The market street hutong stalls are radiating, selling firecrackers hanging lanterns and candy, playing Taiping drums, playing dragon dance fish, juggling performances, running early boats, celebrating all over the world, a happy heavenly dynasty and auspicious scene. These, now we can all see a glimpse of the paintings left by Qing painters Ding Guanpeng, Jin Tingbiao, Yao Wenhan and so on. 2012 The Year of the Dragon has arrived, and the motherland is in peace and security. Remembering the historical sites of China, the profound and excellent cultural traditions and customs that have accumulated for thousands of years, are really difficult to forget. Here are some of the paintings that have survived in history on the theme of the "Dynasty of the Ages" to express their concern.

Qing Yao Wenhan's "Celebrating the Year of the Dynasty" appreciation

Qing Yao Wenhan's "Celebrating the Year of the Dynasty" - Collection of the National Palace Museum in Taipei

Color on paper. Length 82.4cm, width 55cm.

This picture depicts the scene of the New Year's celebration and reunion of the family in the Qing Dynasty. The male and female masters sit in the hall, while the children beat gongs and drums, play puppets, light firecrackers, and play in the courtyard. Domestic servants either stand with wine jugs or deliver cakes and fruits through the front hall; the women in the backyard are busy preparing Chinese New Year's Eve meals, and the male servants in the loft in the distance hang large lanterns together; the courtyard brazier is burning pine branches and sesame straw; the interior is arranged with a large screen of "flowers of the four seasons", and a few bottles of peonies are inserted, setting off the rich and auspicious New Year's flavor of the hall. Yao Wenhan (1713-?) ), zi Maoting, a native of Suncheon (present-day Beijing). Hu Jing's "Catalogue of Paintings of the State Dynasty" records that Yao Wenhan, a worker figure, was also good at interpreting Taoist portraits. Qianlong entered the Ruyi Pavilion for eight years and served in the palace for more than 40 years.

Qing Yao Wenhan's "Celebrating the Year of the Dynasty" appreciation
Qing Yao Wenhan's "Celebrating the Year of the Dynasty" appreciation
Qing Yao Wenhan's "Celebrating the Year of the Dynasty" appreciation