EditorialQin Shi Huang, first emperor of China. Qin dynasty, 221-210 B.C. Korean manuscript album portraying famous historic figures. Korea, 19th century. Colour portrait. Source: Or. 11515, f.11v. Language: Korean/Chinese.
EditorialPortraits of Chinese emperors and famous men including ruler god Fo-hi 1, philosopher Confucius 2, the bookburner Qin Shi Huang 3, the writer Fo-chen 4, empress Wu Zetian 5 and emperor Taizong, founder of the Tang dynasty 6. Handcoloured copperplate en...