Silk Painting (Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival)Brocade

Silk edition of "Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival" depicted the Urban life of Bianjing (today Kaifeng, Henan) in Northern Song Dynasty. It was divided into three sections, the first delineated the outskirts scene of the city. There were the old trees, little bridge and hastily walking persons. The latter was the most interesting part -- near the river, the two ferries ready to through the bridge; At the bridgehead, pitchman and pedestrians gathered. The last section depicted the street scene of the city. Residential houses, workshops shops, restaurants and other buildings were scattered in the city, which reflected the prosperous scene of the city. The painter adopted the traditional scroll form, from a aerial view, constantly changes the scenery. The different sections had clear rhythm and the structure was vey compact.

Wensli silk edition of "Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival" was 6 meters long. By using the world's most advanced silk technology, the brocade was very exquisite, delicate, multi-layer, three-dimensional realistic, vivid figures and animals, fully reflected the soft and beautiful of the silk. It perfect integrated Chinese painting and silk culture. Now it was insured by China Pacific Insurance Co., Ltd., the insured amount of each was 6, 000 yuan. Notarized by Hangzhou Notary, it was issued "certificate for collection" by Chinese silk museum with a high artistic value for collection.

The original of "Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival" is now collected in Palace Museum, Beijing.