This compliments the painting with a naturalist perspective, and allows for individualization, which emphasizes one of the most important ideals of Confucianism: humaneness. Although, I will also argue that the painting actually diverges from naturalism, as the background is very generic, blank, and unclear. Hieratic scale is also used by the artist to depict the importance of each individual, with the Emperor at the highest level. In addition, the color black represents significance with regards to royalty, acknowledging Emperor Xuan as the highest identity. The ceremonial fans are being carried by two men at a lower hieratic scale than Xuan, and facing towards him, further adding to the work’s royal
This compliments the painting with a naturalist perspective, and allows for individualization, which emphasizes one of the most important ideals of Confucianism: humaneness. Although, I will also argue that the painting actually diverges from naturalism, as the background is very generic, blank, and unclear. Hieratic scale is also used by the artist to depict the importance of each individual, with the Emperor at the highest level. In addition, the color black represents significance with regards to royalty, acknowledging Emperor Xuan as the highest identity. The ceremonial fans are being carried by two men at a lower hieratic scale than Xuan, and facing towards him, further adding to the work’s royal