Study On The Collection Of Calligraphy And Painting In The South Of The Yangtze River In The Daoguang Period

Han Taihua,a small pavilion with unknown birth and death date.For Han Wenqi’s grandson,Renren and Renren(now Hangzhou),who lived in Nanjing in his later years,Yuyutang is famous for its collection of books in the south of the Yangtze River.In his lifetime,he was rich in collections of calligraphy and paintings.Eighty-one of the most important ones were recorded,and Yuyutang Calligraphy and Painting Records was written in the first year of Xianfeng(1851).Eighty-one famous works of Tang,Song,Yuan,Ming and Qing Dynasties were recorded.It is a well-researched and well-examined record.From the perspective of micro-history,this paper takes Han Taihua’s "Yuyutang Calligraphy and Painting Records" as the starting point,and through the analysis of Han Taihua’s collection life and friendship under the social background of Daoguang period,the characteristics of his collection in "Yuyutang Calligraphy and Painting Records" and the interpretation of "Daoxian Zhongxing Theory" from the perspective of history of collection,explores the impact of Han Taihua’s collection aesthetics and collection turning on the development of art history.It also outlines the historical origin of the collection of paintings and calligraphy in the south of the Yangtze River during the Daoguang period.