On the Artistic Features of Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival

The whole picture is large in scale, tight in structure and orderly in composition. His pen and ink skills, combined with writing style, are vivid and concise, with vivid characters, livestock modeling, houses, ships, battlements, trees, bridges and rivers, all of which are wonderful and can be called a must. Summarizing the ancient paintings in China, many scholars boast that it is really difficult to find a painting like The Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival at the expense of a lot of pen and ink.

It depicts the common life and commercial and economic activities of hundreds of people, and puts people in the position of masters, which is rare in China's ancient paintings and even in modern paintings. The first collector of this painting was Song Huizong, who wrote the words "Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival" in fine gold.

Second, a brief introduction to the Qingming Riverside Map

The Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival is 24.8 cm wide and 528.7 cm long, and it is in silk color. In the form of a long scroll, the work vividly records the city appearance of Tokyo (also known as Bianjing, now Kaifeng, Henan), the capital of China in the Northern Song Dynasty in the12nd century, and the living conditions of people from all walks of life at that time. It is a witness to the prosperity of Bianjing, the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty, and also a portrayal of the economic situation of the Northern Song Dynasty.

This is unique in the history of painting in China and even in the world. In this five-meter-long picture scroll, * * * depicts a large number of characters, cattle, mules, donkeys and other livestock, cars, sedan chairs, large and small ships, houses, bridges, towers and other features, reflecting the characteristics of architecture in the Song Dynasty. It has high historical value and artistic value.

Extended data evaluation

This painting depicts the prosperity of Bianjing in the Qingming period. It is a witness to the prosperity of Bianjing in that year and a portrayal of the economic situation of the city in the Northern Song Dynasty. Through this painting, we learned about the city appearance of the Northern Song Dynasty and the life of people from all walks of life at that time. In a word, The Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival is of great historical value.

The center of the Riverside Map on Qingming Festival consists of a rainbow-shaped bridge and the street surface of Qiaotou Street. At first glance, crowded and chaotic; A closer look shows that these people are from different industries and engage in various activities. There are some vendors and many tourists on the west side of the bridge. There are knives, scissors and groceries on the stall. There are tea sellers and fortune tellers.

Many tourists lean against the railings by the bridge, or point at them, or watch the ships coming and going in the river. On the sidewalk in the middle of the bridge, there are bustling people; There are people who ride cars, ride horses, carry loads, drive donkeys, transport goods and push unicycles ... The south side of the bridge is connected with the street. On both sides of the street are teahouses, pubs, pawn shops and workshops.

There are many vendors with big umbrellas in the open spaces on both sides of the street. The street extends eastward and westward to the quiet suburb outside the city, but there are still pedestrians on the street: some are carrying goods, some are driving ox carts to deliver goods, some are driving donkeys to pull trucks, and some stop to watch the scenery of Bianhe River.

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