Along the River During the Qingming Festival Reproduced on Scroll, Boxed Gift "Along the River During the Qingming Festival ( the most famous painting in Chinese history) is a painting by the Song dynasty artist Zhang Zeduan. It captures the daily life of people and the landscape of the capital, Bianjing, today's Kaifeng, from the Northern Song period. The theme is often said to celebrate the festive spirit and worldly commotion at the Qingming Festival, rather than the holiday's ceremonial aspects, such as tomb sweeping and prayers. Successive scenes reveal the lifestyle of all levels of the society from rich to poor as well as different economic activities in rural areas and the city, and offer glimpses of period clothing and architecture. The painting is considered to be the most renowned work among all Chinese paintings, and it has been called "China's Mona Lisa." This reproduction is one of the most beautiful objects I have in inventory. It is a unique and marvelous item for one's own collection or for a gift. The painting is reproduced here on a 5' 4 " scroll, a "real silk brocade" picture that utilizes ultramodern electron jacquard weaving tech. It comes in a marvelous gift box, together with a descriptive brochure in both Chinese and English. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please Read These Notes: Visitors love our prices and ever changing inventory, so when they don't purchase we're a bit perplexed. Come shop with us, or browse to your heart's content and let us help with your concerns and needs. Unless a seller can make reference to an era when describing an item as "vintage"(e.g. vintage 1930's hat) it's useless prattle. We use the term sparingly but for those who like it, we'll throw it in now and then. We do not use a "standard shipping" rate for books as many dealers do. 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