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The Tribute Horse Vintage Chinese Art Print Board Framed - $295 (Beverly Hills)
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The original is owned by the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Measures 46 1/2 inches in length, 35 3/8 inches in height. Print on board framed in gold painted wood. It is perfect for collectors of art, equestrian memorabilia, or those interested in military history. There are a couple of small scratches in the print and bubbling on the bottom right that do not detract from its beauty. See photos.
Buyer must pick up and pay cash.
Title: Emperor Xuanzong's Flight to Shu
Artist: Unidentified artist Chinese, active mid-12th century
Period: Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279)
Date: mid-12th century
Culture: China
Description from The Met:
In 745, after thirty-three years of able rule, the Tang emperor Xuanzong (r. 712–56) fell in love with the concubine Yang Guifei and became indifferent to his duties. When Yang’s favorite general, An Lushan, rebelled in 755, she was blamed. Forced to flee from the capital at Xi’an to the safety of Shu (Sichuan Province), the emperor was confronted by mutinous troops demanding the execution of his lover. Reluctantly assenting, Xuanzong looked on in horror and shame and abdicated soon after. This painting depicts the somber imperial entourage after the execution. While the accoutrements of the figures are Tang, the painting's landscape style of intricately described volumetric forms and mist-suffused atmosphere suggests a mid-twelfth century date