Wednesday, March 16, 2016

princess Ming egresing the great wall 明妃出塞圖

The rare female artist Gong, Suran of Jin Dynasty (Jurchen) painted the story of Han emperor sending princess Ming (Wang Zhaojun) as a gift of peace to Hun Chanyu (king)... the falconer with a Mongolian sight hound is on the left..... this painting is now in the collection of Osaka Art Museum, Japan


金代 女畫家宫素然 明妃出塞圖 現存日本大阪市立美術館