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南宋 佚名 明皇幸蜀圖 軸Emperor Xuanzong's Flight to Shu
Unidentified Artist Chinese, active mid-12th centu
mid-12th century · Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk
Dimensions Image: 44 3/4 × 32 5/8 in. (113.7 × 82.9 cm) Overall with mounting: 95 1/2 × 54 in. (242.6 × 137.2 cm) Overall with knobs: 57 1/2 × 95 1/2 in. (146.1 × 242.6 cm)
Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art
In 745, after thirty-three years of able rule, the Tang emperor Xuanzong (r. 712–56) fell in love with the concubine Yang Guifei and became indifferent to his duties. When Yang’s favorite general, An ...
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