Joy at the New Year – (Jiao Bingzhen) Previous Next


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Date: 1800

Size: 151 x 85 cm

Museum: Hwajeong Museum (Seoul, South Korea)

Technique: Silk

An elderly couple is spotted at the center, sitting inside a large pavilion and surrounded by their descendant. The other part of the picture shows offering of flowers. Jiao Bingzhen based in Jining (濟寧), Shandong Province(山東省) was a professional artist who was active during the era of Kangxi Emperor of Qing Dynasty. At the time missionaries from the west was flowing into the country bringing with them a western art technique. The western painting technique made a huge impression on many Qing artists including Jiao. It is told that Jiao paid great attention to the new painting technique from the west and mastered it at the end.

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