International Art and Artifact Catalogue

[Wu Han]

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TITLE: "Spring Mist Over Tan Hua Palace"
ARTIST: Zheng Cai
YEAR: 1596
TYPE: Ink on silk. 207 by 563.2 cm; 81½ x 18 ft. 5¾ in.
OWNER/COLLECTION: Cheng Clan of Indrala
LOCATION: Kaizhou City Museum of Art
VALUATION: Est. $2,830,067 - $3,482,070

OVERVIEW: This painting was created in the Beiyidom of Fehua in the year 1596. The piece was commissioned to Zheng Cai by the Cheng Clan in celebration of the 80th anniversary of the Tan Hua Palace in Yincheng, and still resides within the Cheng Clan's private collection.

The nearly priceless artifact is made up of a set of 12 different scrolls. Despite the time period of its creation, the painting represents the Cheng's palace in Yincheng with incredible detail, as not only are the palace and general landscape visible, but each flower blossom and person within it are beautifully depicted by Zheng.

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Originally posted by pandowlpaws on Sep 26, 2018.