Court Ladies Preparing Newly Woven Silk by Zhang Xuan (Tang Dynasty ) Traditional Chinese Painting Series Art Book Long Size
About this series:
Long size paintings by famous painters of ancient China.
Product information:
Court Ladies Preparing Newly Woven Silk (Dao Lian tu) is a silk painting attributed to Emperor Huizong of the Song dynasty. It is the only extant copy of a lost original by Chinese artist Zhang Xuan. The painting depicts an annual imperial ceremony of silk production, held in spring. It shows three groups of Tang dynasty court ladies at work. Viewing from left, one figure sitting on the ground is preparing a thread and the other are sewing while sitting on a stool. The right group of four ladies are pounding the silk with wooden poles. The group stretching and ironing the silk and the right group which is pounding the silk with wooden poles are depicted in a diamond-shaped formation to produce the feeling of a three-dimensional space.
Originally kept in the Palace Museum in Beijing, the painting was acquired by the Boston Museum of Fine Arts in August 1912.
Publisher: Anhui Fine Art Publishing House (hardcover)
Date : Sep,2013 (1st Edition)
ISBN:9787539843049
Painting size:29.5x105cm
Book size :21x29.5x1.5cm/8.2x11.6x0.6in
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