清乾隆,余省、张为邦等绘,绢本,设色。纵40.1厘米,横42.5厘米
乾隆时期,余省、张为邦等人奉旨创作《兽谱》,描绘《古今图书集成》、《山海经》等典籍中记载的各种兽类。图册左图右文,有的是根据记载加以想象而画,有的则是根据兽的真实形象如实描绘。文字汉满对照,对所绘动物加以考证或评论。
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Qianlong, Yu Province, Zhang Weibang and other paintings, silk, color. Longitudinal 40.1 cm, transverse 42.5 cm
During the Qianlong period, Yu and Zhang Weibang created the Beast Spectrum, describing all kinds of beasts recorded in ancient and modern books, Shanhai Jing and other classics. Some of the pictures in the left and right of the album are based on the imagination of records, and others are based on the true image of animals. The Chinese and Manchu characters are compared to verify or comment on the painted animals.