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ⴺ۫ਕ
Hall of
Humble
Acceptance ᮞ㚙̻
សᓣ㟯
ᮥᴅ̻ The
Chamber Pavilion of
Pavilion of of Joyous Shimmering
Streaming Scenery Ripples
Vapour

fig. 4 'The Lotus in Bright Sunlight' in the Garden of Tranquil Brightness
ॱो 㤔ᒝ७ˮⅲǙ⨰⯭ᓨᵨǚ

Tranquil Brightness, depicted on the southern slope of ᑞډՍໝ䢮 䢯ᕇܕ᳦Ǚἔᦾ㉜⑪ǚ䢲཯
the hill, one on the west bank of the lake, and one on the ⩮ᯨᆵ₝ⅲǗ᷄൶Ջᓣॱǘ˖യ᢬ᓣᕖで♢
north bank. On the foreground is the Jade Spring Lake
ⅲዟ❡䢮ॱ̣䢯ǐॱˮᆵ⿉ᒶἔᦾ൶൶ঠڙ
populated by three islets. The layout is made even clearer
㤚ⅲᓣ⦱䢲͠ἔᦾ᫶᳦ˮ࿘䢲᫶ˮຎ־˕ා䢲
when compared to the draft plan produced by the Lei
family of Imperial builders Lei Family of Imperial builders, ᫶⾾㤚ᕖˏ⟰ཇ╍⟰䢲՞ྤՇ㈪׍᫶٫㤚䢲
illustrated in Haidian shidi congshu- Qianlong Yuquanshan ᕖ۷૥ˏ♴ཇ╍⟰䢲㐝ՉⴷЀᒶ㤔ᒝ७˹⿀
Jingmingyuan shi, Beijing, 2014 (fig. 3).
ⅲ೫ང७ᗆཇ╍ǐ⩮യᵨូབྷ㣈ᆵ❡ⅲἔᦾ
The scene painted on the current vase corresponds to ൶ڙ㒴₝ូ ॱ˕ םᕇˏ↹̞ᵁ䢮⮏㙼ᑞǗᩄ
the three islets in the lake, which were collectively named ᩻܂ঃ۳ᕊc̖㡲ἔᦾ൶㤔ᒝ७たǘ䢲٫̺䢲
by Qianlong as The Lotuses in Bright Sunlight (Furong
ໝ䢯ǐ
Qingzhao) (fig. 4). The composition of these three islets
– a central island flanked by two smaller ones within a
⡊ᕴ⁄˖ᆵ₝䢲ᅠᒶἔᦾ᫶ˮ˕ාⅲᓣㅿ䢲ڭ
lake – are designed to evoke the ‘Immortal Islands’ in
Chinese mythology (fig. 5). The main island has a two- ̖㡲ᢌ೛㤔ᒝ७ډՍᓣˮⅲǙ⨰⯭ᓨᵨǚ ॱ
story building in the centre, named the Chamber of Joyous ो ǐ㐝˕༃റාቍǙˏᥩ˕൶ǚⅲҷ⚗͗੺
Scenery (Lejingge), behind two gateway houses, and with ᙂབྷУཇ䢲ˮ૵૯ා˖ཇ㐤ˏ༃Չ൬ឭ᢫ᣩ䢲
a small building to the right, named The Red Spring House
ܕۻǙសᓣ㟯ǚ䢲ឭעᕖՉ༃ḟও䢲ឭᑢᕖˏ
(Hongquanguan). The western island has a meditation room
named The Hall of Humble Acceptance (Xushoutang) and ༃ᆺབྷᣩ䢲ྼ㧍᳦Ǚ☽ᦾ㩉ǚ䣁⾾ා᢫ᣩ᳦ˏ
a pavilion called Pavilion of Streaming Vapour (Shuyanting). ⏕ೣǙⴺ۫ਕǚ䢲ᑢᕖǙᮥᴅ̻ǚ䢲ᖥා˖ཇ

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