Research On Volume 7 Of Kangxi's Southern Tou

In the first month of the 28 th year of the Kangxi reign,Emperor Aixinjueluo Xuanye of the Qing Dynasty ordered another tour of the south to inspect the Yellow River and the Huai River governance projects,encouraged hundreds of officials,and inspected officials to bring peace to the people.When he returned to Beijing,he ordered to draw a picture of the grand event of the southern tour for the record.It was presided over by Song Junye,who recommended his teacher Wang Hui to write the painting.Wang Hui and Yang Jin and other disciples went to Beijing to paint it together with Leng Mei,Gu Fang,Yu Zhi and other masters from all over the world.It took six years to draw the manuscript and the original in 12 volumes."The Kangxi’s Emperor Southern Inspection Tour" is a voluminous volume,with vivid portrayals of characters,livestock vivid,incessant boat traffic,come and go in an endless stream and thoroughfare,crisscross paths,beautiful mountains,and rivers,create a world of peace and prosperity of the scene.This scroll not only for future generations to understand the Kangxi emperor to the south to provide reliable historical image data;at the same time,the figure by the dynasty many famous artists painted together,their artistic level is very high,in catering to the aesthetic interests of the emperor,while retaining their style of painting and aesthetic interests,formed a different from the Hanlin courtiers courtyard painting and the work of the literati of the dynasty,with a unique style.It marks the initial formation of the style of courtyard painting in the Qing Dynasty.Therefore,has a high artistic value.Taking the seventh scroll of "The Kangxi’s Emperor Southern Inspection Tour " as a case study,combining historical materials and research literature,from image ontology,analyzes the artist’s depiction of the Kangxi Emperor’s journey from Wuxi County to Suzhou via Xushuguan,showing the local customs,prosperous scenes,natural scenes along the coast,as well as the arrival at Suzhou Gate of Heaven to welcome the Emperor.The overall spatial layout of the objects and the spatial relationship among them are studied: the natural landscape as the spatial background of the "Southern Tour" is elaborated,creating the early spring scene of the south of the Yangtze River with the light landscape,woods and trees,indistinct smoke and clouds,and cries of birds.The spatial form analysis of the town is influenced by the shape of the river,which is reflected in the fact that the town buildings are mainly arranged on both sides of the river and divided into strips or clusters by the river.The characteristics of each building element inside the town are also analyzed,such as city walls,buildings,streets,bridges,and inner-city rivers.As the narrative subject of the seventh volume of The Kangxi’s Emperor Southern Inspection Tour,the characters can be divided into four kinds of spaces,such as the space for enjoying the play,the space for living,the space for consumption and trade,and the space for welcoming the driver,according to their activities and their space for activities.Finally,the aesthetic characteristics of the painting techniques used are analyzed in the context of the operation of the painting,and the artist’s artistic interest is taken into account while creating a peaceful and prosperous scene,creating an early spring mood of bright mountains and misty clouds in Jiangnan.