Emperor Minghuang Teaching Yang Gueifei to Play the Flute
Choryusai (Japanese)
late 1400s–early 1500s
Medium
hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
188 × 63.5 cm · painting only: 91 × 45.2 cm
Classification
Painting
Department
Japanese Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
John L. Severance Fund
Accession Number
1987.36
Tags
male
About this artwork
Minghuang, a prominent emperor of Tang (618-906) China and his consort, Yang Gueifei, have inspired many legends, paintings, and poetry in later Chinese culture. Through the study of Chinese literature and the collecting of Chinese paintings, tales of their lives and romance became well-known in Muromachi Japan.