China Emperor And Famine
by Granger
Title
China Emperor And Famine
Artist
Granger
Medium
Painting - Painting
Description
CHINA EMPEROR AND FAMINE. Shen Tsung, Northern Sung emperor of China (1067-1085), looking at a painting (upper right) ordered by one of his ministers that depicted the sufferings of his people during a famine, including the continued payment of tribute to mandarins (lower left). Painted silk scroll by an unidentified artist, probably Sung or Ming Dynasty
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February 23rd, 2016
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