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The Kangxi Emperor’s southern tour
(17th century)
- Credit Line
- National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased with funds donated by The Yulgilbar Foundation, 2008
- Gallery location
- Not on display
About this work
This monumental court painting represents the southern inspection tour of the Kangxi Emperor (r. 1662–1723), who made three such tours of southern China to befriend and pacify the Chinese scholar-gentry class. A retinue of court officials on horseback can be seen at the bottom of the painting, moving slowly through the landscape along pathways and over bridges. Blue and green mountains surround a lake that is punctuated with temples and pavilions. In the lower left corner is the artist’s signature: ‘Painted with respect by your humble official Yu Zhiding’. In the upper right corner is a seal stating: ‘Treasure seen by Qianlong Emperor (r. 1736–96)’.
Artwork Details
sealed in red ink (in Chinese characters) (in image) u.r.: (treasure seen by Qianlong (emperor 1736-96))
Purchased with funds donated by The Yulgilbar Foundation, 2008
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Gordon Darling Foundation