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"The Ten Palaces" - Poetry along with Gongbi paintings on silk
Painting by Leng Mei Calligraphy and poetry by Liang Shizheng (Qing Dynasty)
*Showing the upper class Chinese ladies’ daily lives in 10 pre-Song dynasties. Following the order is :秦(Qin) 楚(Chu) 汉(Han) 魏(Wei) 吴(Wu) 晋(Jin) 齐(Qi) 陈(Chen) 隋(Sui) 唐(tang). As a court painter, the artist didn’t know the differences of Chinese architectural styles in different dynasties and regions, so the paintings can not be the references for historical studies of those dynasties.
Exhibited in Forbidden City