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. It vividly depicts the daily social life and customs of Bianjing, the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty. Through this painting, we can understand the city appearance of the Northern Song Dynasty and the life of people from all walks of life at that time.
During the Northern Song Dynasty, Bianjing was extremely prosperous, with four rivers passing through the city and four land routes. It used to be the national land and water transportation center, ranking first in the country in commercial development, with a population of more than 654.38+0 million. There are many lively markets, shops and even night markets in Bianjing City. On holidays, the capital is even more lively. The Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival shows the land and water transportation and busy market in the capital of Northern Song Dynasty.
The Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival is unique in the painting history of China and even 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.
Although the scene of The Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival is lively, it is not a bustling city scene, but a "bustling and dangerous picture" with a sense of urgency. Officers and men are lazy and pay heavy taxes.
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The Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival is not only a treasure of realistic painting art, but also provides us with first-hand information on the detailed images of the capital city of the Northern Song Dynasty in terms of commerce, handicrafts, folk customs, architecture and transportation, which is of great historical document value.
Its rich ideological connotation, unique aesthetic perspective and realistic expression techniques make it regarded as a classic in the painting history of China and even the world.
Bai Shouyi's "A General History of China (Color Picture Book)" comments on "The Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival": the whole volume depicts more than 500 people, more than 50 livestock, more than 20 vehicles, many houses, many props, huge scenes, clear paragraphs, tight structure and orderly.
Skilled technique, meticulous pen, vigorous lines, dignified and sophisticated. It embodies highly pure painting skills and outstanding artistic achievements. At the same time, because the painting was a social record at that time, it provided important historical materials for future generations to understand and study the urban social life in the Song Dynasty.
The Concise Encyclopedia of Britain, in its article Zhang Zeduan, commented on The Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival: It is a long scroll of customs with important historical value, and the painter successfully described the life scenes of Bianjing City and its suburbs in Qingming Festival. Mainly for workers and ordinary citizens.
The handling of the relationship among people, buildings, cars, trees and water is very clever, with a strong sense of integrity and great historical value. Since then, the urban genre paintings painted in previous dynasties have been influenced by it.
Baidu Encyclopedia-Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival (Zhang Zeduan genre painting in Northern Song Dynasty)