Autumn Winds on Taiye Pond (Translation)
The Eight Scenes of Yanjing (Series Title)
燕京八景冊頁 太液秋風 清 劉愔 紙本設色 (Primary Title)
Taiye qiufeng (Transliterated Title)
Liu Yin, Chinese, active 18th - 19th centuries (Artist)
This album leaf, the first in a series of eight, illustrates Beijing’s sprawling Beihai Park and Taiye Pond, today known as the Middle and Southern Seas. Located west of the Forbidden City, this area underwent significant reconstruction under Emperor Qianlong. Sites depicted in Liu’s rendering include Jade Islet (Qiongdao), stone bridges, and the Circular City (Tuancheng), which is a walled complex of temple halls, surrounded by trees.
Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Unsigned
劉愔 Liu Yin
太液秋風 即西苑中瓊島池景
Kathleen Boone Samuels Memorial Fund
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