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第27章 Children Playing in the Autumn Garden-Su Hanchen

Children Playing in the Autumn Garden, a Southern Song Dynasty(1127.1279) hand scroll by Su Hanchen, ink and color on silk, 197.5cm×108.7cm, in the collection of the Palace Museum, Taipei.

Su Hanchen, a Southern Song Dynasty painter, was good at drawing characters, images of Buddha and children in particular. This one is a representative of his paintings and its kind in the Song Dynasty. Children’s personalities are painted in delicate and vivid approaches, while scenery is arranged appropriately. The painting exhibits a natural taste.