Additional Images:

Spring Clouds at Qiong Islet (Translation)
The Eight Scenes of Yanjing (Series Title)
燕京八景冊頁瓊島春陰清劉愔紙本設色 (Primary Title)
Qiongdao chunyin (Transliterated Title)

Liu Yin, Chinese, active 18th - 19th centuries (Artist)

Date:

early 19th century

Culture:

Chinese

Category:

Paintings
Works On Paper

Medium:

One of eight album leaves; ink and color on paper

Collection:

East Asian Art

Dimensions:

Overall (album page, closed): 12 1/4 × 12 7/8 in. (31.12 × 32.7 cm)
Sheet (irregular): 10 × 11 7/8 in. (25.4 × 30.16 cm)

Object Number:

2017.109.2

Location:

Not on view

This closer view of Jade Islet shows one of its most recognizable landmarks, the White Pagoda. Built in 1651 during the Qing dynasty, this pagoda demonstrates a fusion of traditional Chinese and Tibetan religious architecture. Ferrymen drift around the islet, and the roofs and treetops of Beijing are visible in the distance.

Additional Information

Period:

Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

Signature:

Unsigned

Marks:

劉愔 Liu Yi, 内廷供奉 Neiting gongfeng, 湘西墨莊 Xiangxi mozhuang

Inscription:

瓊島春陰都城西苑中古遊幸地也

Credit Line:

Kathleen Boone Samuels Memorial Fund

Image released via Creative Commons CC-BY-NC

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Spring Clouds at Qiong Islet (Translation)The Eight Scenes of Yanjing (Series Title)燕京八景冊頁 瓊島春陰 清 劉愔 紙本設色 (Primary Title)Qiongdao chunyin (Transliterated Title)

Liu Yin, Chinese, active 18th - 19th centuries (Artist)

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Spring Clouds at Qiong Islet (Translation)
The Eight Scenes of Yanjing (Series Title)
燕京八景冊頁瓊島春陰清劉愔紙本設色 (Primary Title)
Qiongdao chunyin (Transliterated Title)