Size: Height 126 cm - Width 35 cm
Materials: Ink Color And Paper
Time Period: qing dynasty
Manufactured Style: Jiang Tingxi
Origin: China
Jiang Tingxi (simplified Chinese: 蒋廷锡; traditional Chinese: 蔣廷錫; pinyin: JiÇŽng Tíngxí; Wade–Giles: Chiang T'ing-hsi, 1669–1732[1]), courtesy name Yangsun (æ¨å­™), was a Chinese painter, and an editor of the encyclopedia Gujin Tushu Jicheng (Complete Collection of Ancient and Modern Writings and Charts).Jiang was born in Changshu, Jiangsu. Besides the name Yangsun, he was also known by the courtesy name Youjun (é…‰å›), as well as the pseudonyms Nansha (å—æ²™), Qingtong Jushi, Qiujun, and XiGu (西谷).The 5020-volume state-sponsored encyclopedia GÇ”jÄ«n TúshÅ« Jíchéng (Traditional Chinese: å¤ä»Šåœ–書集æˆ; Simplified Chinese: å¤ä»Šå›¾ä¹¦é›†æˆ; literally "Complete Collection of Illustrations and Writings from the Earliest to Current Times") was published in 1726 and had been compiled by Chen Menglei and Jiang Tingxi during the reigns of Qing emperors Kangxi and Yongzheng.As an official painter and grand secretary to the imperial court, Jiang Tingxi used a wide variety of artistic styles, and focused particularly on paintings of birds and flowers. He was also proficient in calligraphy.Although better known for his Gujin Tushu Jicheng, Jiang also contributed—along with other scholars—in the compilation of the "Daqing Yitongzhi" ('Gazetteer of the Qing Empire').[2] This geographical gazetteer was provided with a preface in 1744 (more than a decade after Jiang's death), revised in 1764, and reprinted in 1849.[2]Apart of cultural activity, as a holder of the jinshi degree Tinxi performed the important duties in the Yongzheng's Office of Military Finance, on par with Zhang Tingyu (headed by Yinxiang, Yongzheng's brother).

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