Tay Zi Han (U1630154A)

Description Summary
This painting “gōng yuè yuán” or “A Palace Concert” dates back to the Tang dynasty (618 to 906 AD). The author of this silk painting scroll is unknown and is currently on display at the National Palace Museum in Taipei, Taiwan. The painting shows ten ladies of the inner court sitting around a large rectangular table enjoying court life.

Bibliography
Benn, James A. “Buddhism and Tea during the Tang Dynasty,” In Tea in China: A Religious and Cultural History. (Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press, 2015), 43.

China Online Museum. “A Palace Concert”, China Online Museum. Retrieved from http://www.chinaonlinemuseum.com/painting-anonymous-a-palace-concert.php

Hinsch, Bret. “Power,” In The Rise of Tea Culture in China: The Invention of the Individual. US: (Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield, 2016), 36.

Lauden, Rachel. “Monks and Monasteries: Buddhism Transforms the Cuisine of China, 200 CE—850 CE,” In Cuisine and Empire: Cooking in World History. (Berkeley: University of California Press, 2013), 171.

Women of China. “Culture and Art: Women of the Tang Dynasty.” May 18, 2006. All-China Women’s Federation. Retrieved from http://www.womenofchina.cn/womenofchina/html1/people/history/7/7448-1.htm