Shengping Yue Shi Tu Ce. Twelve leaves. Silk, colored (18.5x24.3 cm). Qing Jiaqing period illustration book. Collection of the Taipei Palace Museum-PDF

This album "Peaceful Entertainment" consists of twelve sections: White Elephant Lantern, Bat Kite, Flower Basket Lantern, Setting off Firecrackers, Goose Lantern Shooting Shuttlecock, Grand Lantern, Kui Xing (the God of Literature), Zhong Kui (the Demon Queller), Flower Candle Crane Lantern, Deer Lantern, Auspicious Peace, and Dominating the Rostrum. The illustrations depict various auspicious motifs, including elephants, cranes, deer, bats, eagles, rabbits, and Kui Xing holding lanterns. This is a collection of the Taipei Palace Museum, with the paintings unsigned, possibly created by court painters during the Qing Dynasty.

Traditional festivals originated in agricultural societies. Between the spring plowing, summer weeding, autumn harvest, and winter storage, various festivals were established to regulate the rhythm of life and reflect the changes of seasons. Over time, these evolved into rich seasonal customs. From New Year celebrations across regions to sitting by the hearth to welcome the New Year, these traditions primarily involve rituals of thanking deities and honoring ancestors, expressing gratitude for heaven and earth, filial piety, and wishes for the future. Among them, not only are ethical concepts preserved, but profound human sentiments are also integrated. (Reference Introduction)

"The Illustration of Peaceful Entertainment" depicts children playing in a springtime courtyard, either holding lanterns, flying kites, riding horses, or shooting arrows, in joyful scenes. Judging by the exquisite artistic style, it may have been created by court painters during the Qing Dynasty. On the lively Lantern Festival under fair weather, various lanterns make their appearance: elephants, white cranes,Sika deer(plum-blossom deer), bats, eagles, and little rabbits. Kui Xing leaping in the air looks most spirited, as lanterns and candles celebrate the New Year. (Reference Introduction)

Elephant Flower Lantern
Bat Kite
Flower Basket Lantern
Setting off Firecrackers
Goose lantern juggling shuttlecock
Big flower lantern
Kui Xing
Zhong Kui
Candle crane lantern
Deer lantern
Good fortune and peace