The exhibition scene was photographed by Zheng Yingying
Zhongxin Online, January 13 (Reporter Zheng Yingying) The "Qing Palace Animal Genealogy" exhibition jointly created by the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum and the Palace Museum opened at the Shanghai Museum of Natural History (Shanghai Science and Technology Museum Branch) on the 13th.
Through the comparison of specimens and paintings and the development of Chinese mammal science painting, the exhibition displays the 31 most representative high-definition paintings of divine beasts and real animals in the Qing Palace "Animal Genealogy" with the specimens closest to the Qing Dynasty specimen making process, and also compares the same animal drawings in the most representative encyclopedia-like animal atlas in ancient China, and reinterprets the Qinggong "Animal Genealogy" from the perspective of modern mammalology with the help of 3D modeling of sacred animal multimedia and interactive exhibits.
The exhibition scene was photographed by Sun Leqi
The Qing Palace's "Animal Genealogy" paints a total of 180 animals, which provides valuable information for us to explore the understanding of mammals and the development of mammalology in that era, as well as the exchange of mammals in the world at that time. However, due to the limitations of the times, scientific research on animals at that time had not yet been systematically carried out, so some animal paintings in the Qing Palace's "Animal Genealogy" lacked scientific basis and were different from the biological morphological characteristics of real animals.
The highlight of this exhibition is to combine specimens with ancient cultural relics and paintings, re-examine and scientifically interpret the Qing Palace "Animal Genealogy" with specific images and intuitive comparisons, and realize the cross-border integration of science and art; compare ancient Chinese animal paintings, "Animal Genealogy" biological paintings and modern primary color illustration animal paintings, and intuitively express the development context of Chinese veterinary science painting.
The exhibition is divided into three exhibition sections: "Opening the Door of Imagination and Curiosity, The Beast of Reality, and Dancing with the Divine Beast". For example, the first section, "Opening the Door of Imagination and Curiosity", selects the most mass-based divine beasts among the 107 legendary beasts, and interprets 7 representative divine beasts such as Qilin, Bai Ze, and Nine-tailed Fox.
The exhibition scene was photographed by Zheng Yingying
The exhibition creates a "Qing Palace" atmosphere by imitating the "Forbidden City" building palace wall scene, with red, yellow, brown and brown as the basic colors, especially red and yellow as the main tone of decoration, and maintaining the unity of tone with the original "Animal Genealogy". At the same time, the exhibition adopts the overall darker and locally illuminated lighting arrangement, focusing on paintings and specimen exhibits. (End)