Flood Control and Embankment Maps
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Map of the Yellow River| Hanyu Pinyin | Quan huang tu |
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| Creator | Copy of Wang Hui (Shi Gu) |
| Date | After the 42nd year of Qing Kangxi's reign, 1703. |
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| Techniques | Ink and color manuscript |
| Material | paper |
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| Country of Repository | |
| Identifier | British Library |
| Notes | Or. 13990 |
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On the bottom of the scroll, the name Wang Hui (1632-1717) appears, the originator of the Yushan artistic school that was popular in the late Qing dynasty. (Wang was also known as Wang Shigu, Gengyansanren, Qinghuilaoren). The inscription is dated the 43th year of Kangxi’s reign, 1704. The map uses a traditional Chinese pictorial style to depict the geographic features of the Yellow River: from left at Puchanghai, the source of the Yellow River in Shanshan County, Xinjiang Province to the right along the northern part of Jiangsu, including the coastline, rivers and the Grand Canal. The coverage is very broad but in great detail. The map shows the area from the Grand Canal to the end of Beijing, and includes shuttle boats and merchant fleets. The Yellow River is depicted in waves and drawn in yellow; other rivers use light blue.
The map depicts fortifications constructed on Hongze Lake and the Yellow River by Jin Fu (1633-1692). There is also a depiction of the Great Temple and Jiuligang fortification built by River Governor Zhang Penghe (1649-1725) in 42th year of Kangxi’s reign, 1703. Therefore, the map may have been drawn after 1703. Although there is an inscription of Wang Hui at the end of the map, the style is not consistent with his usual plump and smooth strokes. This is a copy by an unknown artist.
This map can be contrasted with the following maps in the National Palace Museum’s collection: Jiangsu Nanhe tu (map no. 021501); Huanghe tu (map no. 020870, 020872, 020877); Bei an si ting gong cheng zong he tu (map no. 020890); Huanghe fa yuan zhi Henan Sheng ge ting gong cheng tu (map no. 020882-3); Yu Sheng Huanghe nan an di nian sao ba chang zhang he shi qing xing quan tu (map no. 020885); Gui mao nian Yu Sheng Huanghe nan an di nian sao ba chang zhang he shi qing xing quan tu (map no. 020886); Bing wu nian Yu Sheng Huanghe nan an di nian sao ba chang zhang he shi qing xing quan tu (map no. 020887); Ding wei nian Yu Sheng Huanghe nan an di nian sao ba chang zhang he shi qing xing quan tu (map no. 020888); Huang Yunhe gong cheng tu (map no. 020891-020910); Huanghe ben mo tu (map no. 020873); and the Library of Congress collection: He yuan tu (gm 71005135); Huanghe nan he tu (gm 71005024); Shandong quan sheng he tu (gm 71005026); Zhong you he gong quan tu (gm 71002470); Yu dong Huanghe tu (gm 71005027); Huang Yun Hu He quan tu (gm 71005017).
The map depicts fortifications constructed on Hongze Lake and the Yellow River by Jin Fu (1633-1692). There is also a depiction of the Great Temple and Jiuligang fortification built by River Governor Zhang Penghe (1649-1725) in 42th year of Kangxi’s reign, 1703. Therefore, the map may have been drawn after 1703. Although there is an inscription of Wang Hui at the end of the map, the style is not consistent with his usual plump and smooth strokes. This is a copy by an unknown artist.
This map can be contrasted with the following maps in the National Palace Museum’s collection: Jiangsu Nanhe tu (map no. 021501); Huanghe tu (map no. 020870, 020872, 020877); Bei an si ting gong cheng zong he tu (map no. 020890); Huanghe fa yuan zhi Henan Sheng ge ting gong cheng tu (map no. 020882-3); Yu Sheng Huanghe nan an di nian sao ba chang zhang he shi qing xing quan tu (map no. 020885); Gui mao nian Yu Sheng Huanghe nan an di nian sao ba chang zhang he shi qing xing quan tu (map no. 020886); Bing wu nian Yu Sheng Huanghe nan an di nian sao ba chang zhang he shi qing xing quan tu (map no. 020887); Ding wei nian Yu Sheng Huanghe nan an di nian sao ba chang zhang he shi qing xing quan tu (map no. 020888); Huang Yunhe gong cheng tu (map no. 020891-020910); Huanghe ben mo tu (map no. 020873); and the Library of Congress collection: He yuan tu (gm 71005135); Huanghe nan he tu (gm 71005024); Shandong quan sheng he tu (gm 71005026); Zhong you he gong quan tu (gm 71002470); Yu dong Huanghe tu (gm 71005027); Huang Yun Hu He quan tu (gm 71005017).
