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Six-panel Japanese folding screen on gold leaf showing pavilions, clouds, pine trees, and a procession of robed figures along a path.

Scenes from the life of the Ming Huang Emperor and Yang Guifei (one of a pair with F1901.20)

A six-panel Japanese folding screen with a gold-leaf ground, painted in ink and color with drifting clouds, pine trees, and tiled pavilions. Robed figures walk along a path while a procession crosses the lower register, with a palace tucked into the cloud bands above.

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

Español: Escenas de la vida del emperador Ming Huang y Yang Guifei

Biombo japonés de seis paneles con fondo de pan de oro, pintado en tinta y color con nubes flotantes, pinos y pabellones de tejado curvo. Figuras con túnicas caminan por un sendero y una procesión cruza la franja inferior, mientras un palacio asoma entre las bandas de nubes superiores.

Português: Cenas da vida do imperador Ming Huang e Yang Guifei

Biombo japonês de seis painéis com fundo de folha de ouro, pintado em tinta e cor com nuvens dispersas, pinheiros e pavilhões de telhado curvo. Figuras de vestes longas caminham por uma trilha e uma procissão atravessa a faixa inferior, enquanto um palácio aparece entre as faixas de nuvens acima.

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