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Six-panel gold screen with small figures in palace pavilions, riders on horseback, pine trees and a blue river, divided by gold clouds.

Scenes from the life of the Ming Huang Emperor and Yang Guifei (one of a pair with F1901.21)

Six-panel folding screen in ink, color and gold on paper, showing courtly figures in small scenes divided by gold clouds. Palace pavilions, a carriage with riders on horseback, and a group on a bridge cross pine-covered hills and a winding blue river beneath the clouds.

Artist
Kano Mitsunobu (ca. 1565-1608)
Date
late 16th-early 17th century
Medium
Ink, color and gold on paper
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)
Size
4000 × 1825 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1634).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Asian Art

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