EditorialChina: Empress Wu (11 September 1115 - 12 December 1197), consort of Emperor Gaozong, 10th ruler of the Song Dynasty and 1st ruler of the Southern Song Dynasty (r.1127-1162). Hanging scroll painting, c. 1130-1197
Editorial?? ?? ????????? ??, Quatrain on Heavenly Mountain, Song dynasty (960?1279), after 1162, China, Fan mounted as album leaf; ink on silk, 9 1/4 x 9 5/8 in. (23.5 x 24.4 cm), Calligraphy, Emperor Gaozong (Chinese, 1107?1187, r. 1127?1162), In 1162, at the ...
EditorialEmperor Gaozong of the Song dynasty of China. Reigned 1127 - 1162). The tenth emperor of the Song Dynasty of China, and the first emperor of the Southern Song. An 18th century album of portraits of 86 emperors of China, with Chinese historical notes. C...
Editorial?? ??? ????????? ??, Couplet by Han Yu, Song dynasty (960?1279), China, Fan mounted as an album leaf; ink on silk, 8 3/8 x 8 1/4 in. (21.3 x 21 cm), Calligraphy, Attributed to Emperor Guangzong (Chinese, 1147?1200, r. 1190?94), This writing is related ...
Editorial?? ?? ???????? ??, Couplet on an Autumn Sky, Song dynasty (960?1279), China, Fan mounted as an album leaf; ink on silk, Image: 9 5/16 x 7 in. (23.7 x 17.8 cm), Calligraphy, Emperor Lizong (Chinese, 1205?64, r. 1224?64), Lizong was the finest calligraph...
Editorial?? ?? ????????? ??, Quatrain on Heavenly Mountain, Song dynasty (960?1279), after 1162, China, Fan mounted as album leaf; ink on silk, 9 1/4 x 9 5/8 in. (23.5 x 24.4 cm), Calligraphy, Emperor Gaozong (Chinese, 1107?1187, r. 1127?1162), In 1162, at the ...
Editorial?? ??? ????? ?, Odes of the State of Bin, Southern Song dynasty (1127?1279), mid-12th century, China, Handscroll; ink, color, gold and silver on silk, Image: 10 15/16 in. ? 21 ft. 9 1/4 in. (27.8 ? 663.6 cm), Paintings, Ma Hezhi (Chinese, ca. 1130?ca. ...
EditorialVarieties of Lychee Fruit, Song dynasty (?) (960?1279), China, Handscroll; ink and color on silk, 10 7/8 x 83 1/8 in. (27.6 x 211.1 cm), Paintings, Unidentified Artist, In the style of Emperor Gaozong (Chinese, 1107?1187, r. 1127?1162).