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Ch'ing Ming ''Spring Festival on the River'' Hand Scroll

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Title	Ch'ing Ming 'Spring Festival on the River' Hand Scroll
Description	1 Scroll ; 12' X 29' ; Color ; in a box with documentation; This painting was created by Huant Tsun Pi during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). It repesents life in the Northern Sung dynasty (960-1127). Included here are some of the many social activities that occurred during the spring's Ching Ming celebrations along the river of the Northern Sung's capital city of Pienching (now Kaifeng in Honan province). This painted scroll not only serves as a study of ancient Chinese life, but in traditional Chinese painting. Its exquisiteness of expression is considered remarkable.The original of this replica is now a part of the New York Metropolitan Museum of arts collection. It is composed on silk of a green-and-blue landscape with varied color highlights. It measures 29 cm in width and 1,000 cm in length.
Subject	Sung (906-1280) China ; Art, Chinese ; Landscape Painting ; Stories in Art
Publisher	Palace Museum; Tiawan
Rights	Giertz Education Center @ the Krannert Art Museum