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Gold-leaf folding screen panel with robed figures on a terrace under a blossoming tree, black-and-white checkered floor, and gold clouds.

The Chinese Emperor Minghuang and his concubine Yang Guifei, with attendants on a terrace

Gold-ground screen panel showing elegantly robed figures on a raised terrace beneath a blossoming tree, with gold clouds and a black-and-white checkered floor. Figures in long patterned robes gather at the balustrade and near a red-framed doorway, while a dark pine rises at the right.

Artist
Kano Eitoku 狩野永徳 (1543-1590)
Date
16th century
Medium
Ink, color, and gold on paper
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)
Size
1889 × 893 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1600).
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: Emperador Minghuang y Yang Guifei con asistentes en una terraza

Panel de biombo sobre fondo de pan de oro que muestra figuras con vestiduras elegantes en una terraza elevada, bajo un árbol en flor, con nubes doradas y un piso de cuadros blancos y negros. Las figuras con largas túnicas estampadas se reúnen junto a la baranda y cerca de una puerta con marco rojo, mientras un pino oscuro se eleva a la derecha.

Português: Imperador Minghuang e Yang Guifei com assistentes em um terraço

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