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Robert PonzioChair, Fine Arts
Oak Hall SchoolGainesville, FL
“Journey Through Space”
What the Kangxi and Qianlong
Southern Inspection Tour Scrolls reveal about
Chinese and WesternConceptions of
SPACE
Website studies Qing Dynasty History and Culture by examiningSouthern Inspection Tour scrolls commissioned by
Emperor Kangxi and Emperor Qianlong
Kangxi Emperor Reigned 1662-1722
Portrait of the Kangxi Emperor as a Young Man, Anonymous
The Manchus were foreignerswho established the Qing Dynasty after
conquering the Ming.
Traditional Western Depictions of Space
•Concerned with reproducing how the eye sees
• Image has fixed edges
•Organized based on receding vanishing points
•Artist controls viewer vantage point
One Point Perspective System
Gentile Bellini’s “Procession in Piazza San Marco”, 1496
Traditional Chinese Depiction of Space
Artist Wang Hui’s hand scrolls utilize traditional Chinese depictions of space.
Mist / Transition- Kangxi Scroll 7
Working with the traditional Chinese conceptions of shifting space, Wang Hui utilizes a thick fog to fade out from one scene to the next.
This creative means of transitioning impressed upon the viewer the perception of the passing of time.
Elements of the landscape and architecture are subtly revealed as they peak out of the mist, allowing the viewer to gain a sense of traveling over a great distance.
As the mist ultimately disappears, we then find ourselves in the next town.
Mist / Transition- Kangxi Scroll 7
Wang Hui shows travelers disappearing into the mist as they embark upon a long
journey…
Mist / Transition- Kangxi Scroll 3
…they eventually reappear after an immeasurable passage of time and distance.
Mist / Transition- Kangxi Scroll 3
Qianlong EmperorReigned 1736-96
Inauguration Portrait of Qianlong (Detail)Giuseppe Castiglione (Lang Shining), 1736
Expansion of Qing
Empire
TThe Qianlong Scrolls:he Qianlong Scrolls: Showing Western InfluenceShowing Western Influence
Giuseppe Castiglione Giuseppe Castiglione (Lang Shih-ning)(Lang Shih-ning)
1688-17661688-1766
Giuseppe Castiglione Giuseppe Castiglione (Lang Shih-ning)(Lang Shih-ning)
1688-17661688-1766
More concerned with reproducing how the eye sees than in Kangxi scrolls.
Xu Yang maintains consistent vanishing points throughout duration of scroll.
Qianlong Scroll Number 4 by Xu Yang
Figures diminish in size and number limiting information available to viewer.
Qianlong Scroll Number 6 by Xu Yang
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