Color the paper。纵82.4cm, 55cm across。

This picture depicts the scenes of family reunion during the New Year in Qing Dynasty。The host and hostess sit in the hall, while the children beat drums and gongs, play puppets, light firecrackers and play in the courtyard。The servants stood with wine POTS or carried fruit, and walked through the vestibule cloisters;The women in the backyard are busy preparing the New Year's Eve dinner, and the servants in the distant attic are hanging big lanterns together;Pine branches and sesame stalks were burning in a fire pot in the courtyard.The interior is decorated with a large screen of "Four seasons flowers" and a few bottles inserted with peonies, highlighting the rich and auspicious New Year flavor

Yao Wenhan (1713-？), the character Zhuoting, Shuntian (now Beijing) people。Hu Jing's "National Dynasty Courtyard Painting Record" records: Yao Wenhan, worker property, and good at Taoist portraits。Qianlong entered the Ruyi Hall in eight years and served in the palace for more than 40 years。

Painting the reunion and happy scenes of the New Year will bring a happy atmosphere of the New Year festival，Describe to the fullest extent，The elders sat in the antechamber chatting to celebrate the day，Watch children and grandchildren play，Be filled with joy，The women are busy preparing the rich New Year's Eve dinner，Busy in the front room and back yard，The children played various games in front of the court，They play the Taiping drum, blow the sheng, beat the gong and drum, play the hanging silk puppet, etc., so that the courtyard is full of joy。

The character shape is round and lovely, the color is rich and full of auspicious and festive taste。What children like most is probably setting off firecrackers. In this painting, two children squatting on the ground are counting a basket of colorful firecrackers, their faces smiling, another boy in red is holding incense carefully approaching the firecrackers on the ground, and the children in green clothes are covering their ears, frequently looking back to see whether they have lit up, and their round bodies are exciting and tense when children set off firecrackers.The picture is quite profound。