The seventh handscroll by renowned artist Wang Hui (1632–1717) documenting the Kangxi Emperor's late-17th-century tour of southern China, published in its entirety for the first time.

In 1684, the Kangxi Emperor began a series of inspection tours of southern China to better understand the people and ease political tensions. These journeys were meticulously documented by a team of painters led by renowned artist Wang Hui in twelve oversized handscrolls. At once historical documents and works of early Qing imperial art, these scrolls represent the first instances of a quintessential style of collective Chinese painting. This book places two scrolls from this era side by side: the rarely displayed but much-revered seventh scroll in the southern tour series, showing the emperor's 1689 tour from Wuxi to Suzhou; and one of Wang’s smaller paintings, probably showing the Jinshan Temple. Published here for the first time in their entirety, these enchanting paintings offer remarkable insights into the landscapes, architecture, art, and daily life in 17th-century imperial China. 康熙皇帝六次巡視中國南方，1689年，第二次南巡之後，由著名畫家王翬率領完成十二幅卷軸，詳細繪製記錄完整的旅程。這個南巡圖系列中的第七卷——自無錫縣駐蹕蘇州府——首次在此完整出版，向廣大觀眾呈現這卷夙負盛名、但鮮少展出的 22 米長卷軸，以及其對 17 世紀中國生活的生動描繪。 En 1689, l’empereur Kangxi entreprend sa deuxième de six tournées en Chine méridionale, un voyage dont le célèbre peintre Wang Hui livre une chronique minutieuse en douze rouleaux peints. Le septième rouleau de cette série, qui retrace le périple de Wuxi à Suzhou, est publié ici intégralement pour la première fois, offrant à un vaste public l’occasion de découvrir les 22 mètres de cette œuvre aussi admirée que rarement exposée, ainsi que ses fascinantes représentations de la vie chinoise au XVIIe siècle.