Art Exhibition Opening: Bo Zhiyue

薄智跃版彩绘 “清明上河圖”

About the Painting:

Originally completed in 1101 by Zhang Zeduan (1085-1145), the handscroll (248 x 5280mm) is the oldest realist depiction of the lives of people from all walks of life in China’s capital almost one thousand years ago. The original copy is preserved in Palace Museum in Beijing, China.

The painting on display is a copy of the original by Dr Bo Zhiyue in 2023. It took him 99 days and 600 hours to complete the work. The Bo Zhiyue version, measured 280 x 5950mm, has used full colors to bring out the characters of the original painting and made them more three-dimensional. Instead of simply representing beautiful landscapes, the original author focused on the beauty of human lives and represented their lives in dramatic and realistic terms. There are hundreds of people in the painting. The actual number of people has remained a mystery even today. You…