Ming Dynasty Army (Medieval Chinese, 出警图)

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I want to state first that I did not animate the figures in the painting, that was done by the marvelous NPM 國立故宮博物院
Please check out their links and see their original videos below. These will be much longer, and without any audio.

   • 古畫動漫─明人出警入蹕圖01　Painting Animation：Dep...  
   • 古畫動漫─明人出警入蹕圖02　Painting Animation：Dep...  
   • 古畫動漫─明人出警入蹕圖03　Painting Animation：Dep...  
   • 古畫動漫─明人出警入蹕圖04　Painting Animation：Dep...  

In order to distinguish from their videos I have made sufficient editing changes as well as inserted music to heighten the sense of immersion for you all.

SUBJECT
The video depicts segments of the famous Ming scroll painting 出警图 "The Departure Herald" from the Jiajing reign period (1522-1566 AD); the painting shows the emperor's large imperial procession heading towards the imperial tombs of the Ming emperors located roughly 50 km north of the capital Beijing. The famous painting is currently housed in the National Palace Museum of Taiwan and could be viewed in detail here.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...

For more about the particulars of the soldier's equipment, please check out here:
http://dragonsarmory.blogspot.com/201...

Encapsulated into both scrolls, the artists depicted the entire event over time and space from the departure, arrival at the destination, and return to the capital. The traditional means of viewing "Departure Herald" is from right to left, whereas "Return Clearing" is from left to right. "Departure Herald" represents the emperor riding a horse, taking land route from the capital, while in "Return Clearing", he is shown riding on a boat, taking a water route back to the palace.

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