洋國進寶春牛圖
Yangguo jinbao chunniu tu
Spring Ox calendar entitled 'Foreign countries presenting treasures'
Foreign countries presenting treasures.
‘Spring ox’ pictures, originally created as talismans to ensure good harvests, were integrated into calendars issued for the New Year. The calendar here is unusual in that it depicts the spring ox being whipped and led across a bridge. This Suzhou-style Shanghai print shows a coastal town with Chine...
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洋國進寶春牛圖 [electronic resource] Chinese. |
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Yangguo jinbao chunniu tu Spring Ox calendar entitled 'Foreign countries presenting treasures' Foreign countries presenting treasures. |
| Format: | Photo |
| Language: | Chinese |
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上海 ; Shanghai :
[s.n.],
1843.
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SOAS Digital Library.
REGIONS. FORMATS. ARTE. REAS. ILOAA. |
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‘Spring ox’ pictures, originally created as talismans to ensure good harvests, were integrated into calendars issued for the New Year. The calendar here is unusual in that it depicts the spring ox being whipped and led across a bridge. This Suzhou-style Shanghai print shows a coastal town with Chinese government offices and European factories. The temple of the Dragon King on the left refers to the importance of the deity that controlled the oceans. The print shows influence of European colouring and perspectival techniques. 1843 was a pivotal year in Chinese history: defeated by the British during the first Opium War (1839-42), the Qing government was forced to open ports to foreign trade and to allow the British to resume the opium trade. (Text by John T. Carpenter and Yoshiko Yasumura, from the exhibition catalogue: Objects of instruction : treasures of the School of Oriental and African Studies, Anna Contadini, Editor. London : SOAS, University of London, 2007.) |
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| Language: | Chinese |
| Published: |
上海 ; Shanghai :
[s.n.],
1843.
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| Subjects: | |
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SOAS Digital Library.
REGIONS. FORMATS. ARTE. REAS. ILOAA. |
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This item is in the public domain. Please use in accord with Creative Commons license: Attribution-NonCommercial (CC BY-NC). High resolution digital master available from SOAS, University of London - the Digital Library Project Office. |