The “40 Scenes of the Yuanmingyuan,” commissioned by the Qianlong emperor in 1744, were created by two court
artists, Shen Yuan and Tangdai, and calligrapher
Wang Youdun. Poems by the emperor accompanied each scene, but are not reproduced here.
Yuanmingyuan 圓明園
(Garden of Perfect Brightness) |
Changchunyuan 長春園
(Garden of Eternal Spring) |
Qichunyuan 綺春園
(Garden of Elegant Spring) |
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