Court Ladies Adorning Their Hair with Flowers,by Zhou Fang |
Emperor Huizong (1082–1135) was the eighth and one of the most famous emperors of the Song Dynasty of China, with a personal life spent amidst luxury, sophistication and art, but ending in tragedy.
Huizong took huge efforts to search for art masters. He established the “Han Lin Hua Yuan” (Chinese:翰林画院, or Han Lin imperial painting house) where top painters around China share their best works.
Pigeon on a Peach Branch, by Emperor Huizong. |
The primary subjects of his paintings are birds and flowers. Among his works is Five-Colored Parakeet on Blossoming Apricot Tree. He also recopied Zhang Xuan's painting Court Ladies Preparing Newly Woven Silk, and his reproduction is the only copy of that painting that survives today.
Editor: Xu Xinlei
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