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Chinese Art Scroll
CITY OF CATHAY or ALONG THE RIVER DURING QINGMING FESTIVAL
Long reprint of this famous Chinese painting. Print is glossy and has light creases where it was possibly a wall piece wrapped around and inside corners.
This is really a great piece with lots of details and so much to look at. It is estimated at about 37 feet long and 12 inches wide. A wonderful piece to hang around a room with an Asian theme.
BELOW IS TRANSCRIPT THAT WAS INCLUDED WITH SIMILAR VERSIONS OF THIS FAMOUS PRINT.
It is a joint work painted by five court painters Ch'en Mei, Sun Hu, Chin K'un, Tai Hung and Ch'en Chih-tao during the first year of Ch'ien-lung reign (1736-1795) in the Ch'ing dynasty.
During the Sung dynasty, Chang Tse-tuan painted a version of the Ch'ing-ming Festival on the River, depicting life in the capital of K'al-feng. His composition was often copied by later artists. In this version by five court painters, the brush is deftly handled; the bridges, houses and figures all are precisely painted. The handscroll is an excellent example of Ch'ing dynasty academic paint
