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Song Huizong
(1082 - 1135) Primary



Autumn Evening by the Banks of a Pond by Emperor Huizong of the Song

Northern Song
Published 1934, after original of Early 12th century
Handscroll
State: Facsimile (reproduction)

Sheet
123 x 12 1/4 in. (312.42 x 31.115 cm)

Bryn Mawr College
Accession Number: 2011.27.26
Acquisition Date: 1950
Geography: Asia, China
Classification: Fine and Visual Arts
Culture/Nationality: Chinese
Collection: Helen B. Chapin '15 Collection

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  • autumn - The season of the year which is the transition period from summer to winter, occurring as the sun approaches the winter solstice, its beginning marked by the autumnal equinox.
  • Chinese - The cultures, styles, and periods characteristic of China. To specifically refer to the cultures of ancient Chine, use "Ancient Chinese."
  • facsimiles - Exact copies of an original object, usually in the same dimensions as the original, especially of books, documents, prints, and drawings. Today often reproduced photographically; in the past, reproduced by engraving or other printmaking process.
  • inscriptions - Words, texts, lettering, or symbols marked on a work, including texts, legends, documentation notes, or commemoration. For standardized symbols or notations on objects that convey official information, use "marks (symbols)."
  • Northern Song - Refers to a Chinese dynastic culture, style, and period dating to 960 to 1127 CE. During the Northern Song period there was a new interest in antiquity and the beginnings of Chinese archaeology. Printing became more widespread and with it the publication of reference works. Imperial patronage was very noteworthy and influential at this time. For instance, the emperor Taizong (reigned 976-997) had an impressive painting and calligraphy collection and Huizong (reigned 1101-1125) commissioned catalogues of his own enormous collection. Huizong also established a school of painting as a branch of the Hanlin Painting Academy. Landscapes became more important with such notable artists as Fan Kuan, Juran, Guo Xi, Dong Yuan, and Li Cheng. The distinction between court painting and that of the Daoist literati became more pronounced. Northern Song ceramics are characterized by simple shapes, pure color, refined decoration, and technical perfection. Ding, Ru, Jun, and northern celadons made at Linru and Yaozhou were Northern Song wares patronized by the court. Sculpture became less symbolic and figures became more lifelike. Expensive defense and imperial extravagance led to a weakened dynasty; after incursions by the Jin, Huizong's successor moved south of the Huai River to establish the Southern Song dynasty.
  • paintings - Unique works in which images are formed primarily by the direct application of pigments suspended in oil, water, egg yolk, molten wax, or other liquid, arranged in masses of color, onto a generally two-dimensional surface.
  • ponds - Relatively small bodies of water, usually surrounded on all sides by land.
  • scroll paintings - Refers to paintings having a long, narrow scroll format. Term is often used in the context of Chinese and Japanese paintings on either hanging scrolls (kakemono, if Japanese) or on handscrolls (emakimono, if Japanese). For written documents on long, rolled strips, see "scrolls (information artifacts)."

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