I am part of a percussion ensemble that is performing a musical piece
that is based on a series of 12 adjacent hanging scrolls from the 17th
century by Yuen Chian.  We would like to see what the scrolls look
like, so I was trying to find pictures of them.

Program notes say the piece was inspired by a spectacular painting on
12 adjacent hanging scrolls by the 17th century painter, Yuan Chiang.
The three movement work depicts scenes from the artwork. The first
movement is "Procession of Emperor K'ang-hsi." The piece is called
"The Palace of Nine Perfections" by Eric Ewazen.

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Request for Question Clarification by pafalafa-ga on 13 Mar 2003 11:26 PST

I believe the item(s) you're looking for is/are the 12 scroll piece by
Yuan Chiang called "The Chiu-ch'eng Palace"  It was painted in 1691,
and now hangs in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC.

If you can confirm that these are the scrolls in question, then
perhaps a researcher here can track down an image of them for you.

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Clarification of Question by atlantissg-ga on 13 Mar 2003 16:20 PST

Yes, "The Chiu-ch'eng Palace"  is the right thing. Thanks a lot.