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| Issuer | People's Bank of China |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Currency | Second Rénmínbì (1955-date) |
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| Reverse description | Rectangular proof field presenting a richly coloured enamel reproduction of the celebrated Northern Song dynasty handscroll painting 'A Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains' (千里江山图), attributed to the young court painter Wang Ximeng (c. 1113). The composition fills the entire field with dramatic blue-and-green mountains, expansive river valleys, pavilions, bridges, and clusters of trees rendered in vivid mineral pigment tones of cobalt blue, malachite green, and warm ochre, faithfully evoking the monumental scale and classical blue-and-green (青绿山水) style of the original work. The title inscription 北宋·千里江山图 appears in the upper right corner. The denomination 150元 is inscribed in the lower left field. |
| Reverse script | Chinese |
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The "Qianli Jiangshan Tu" (A Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains) is a Northern Song dynasty handscroll attributed to Wang Ximeng, painted in 1113 when the artist was approximately eighteen years old — one of the few works in Chinese history credibly attributed to a teenager working under imperial patronage. Wang died shortly after completing it, making this scroll essentially his entire surviving output. The painting became the basis for China's 2022 Lunar New Year gala opening sequence, which reignited broad public fascination with the work and almost certainly drove the decision to mint this issue.