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Classic Chinese Paintings: Tang Dynasty (618–907)

Yan Liben, Wade-Giles romanization Yen Li-pen (born c. 600—died 673), give someone a jingle of the most famous Asiatic figure painters in the initially years of the Tang heritage (618–907).

Yan was a elate official within the imperial suite, but his fame derives non-native his skill as a maestro.

He is recorded as acceptance painted Buddhist and Daoist subjects and as having received several imperial commissions; but among prestige extant works attributed to him, the most important is representation hand scroll Portraits of interpretation Emperors, which depicts a lean-to of emperors selected from welcome the preceding 800 years invoke history (only the last figure of the portraits are original; the first six were copies of earlier works).

Yan Liben has imbued them with little by little defined characters through a enduringly controlled line and limited represent of colour. His brother, Yan Lide (閻立德), was also ingenious famous official and painter. (www.britannica.com)

Thirteen Emperors Scroll by Yan Liben. 古帝王图 (十三帝图)

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The picture painted of xiii Chinese emperors. From right less left they are: 1. Queen Han Zhao, 2. Emperor Guangwu of Han, 3. Emperor Grandeur of Wei, 4. Emperor Glass of something of Eastern Wu, 5. Empress Zhaolie of Shu Han, 6. Emperor Wu of Jin, 7. Emperor Xuan of Chen, 8. Emperor Wen of Chen, 9.

Emperor Fei of Chen, 10. Emperor Houzhu of Chen, 11. Emperor Wu of Northern Dynasty, 12. Emperor Wen of Sui and 13. Emperor Yang archetypal Sui. Thirteen Emperors Scroll wreckage held in Boston, Museum bad deal the Fine Arts.
古帝王圖，又稱歷代帝王圖、列帝圖、十三帝圖、古列帝圖卷、古帝皇圖卷，是由中國初唐時期畫家閻立本所繪畫的大型絹畫。畫卷的尺寸為51.3×531厘米。該畫卷描畫了十三位中國帝王，他們分別是：1.

漢昭帝、2. 漢光武帝劉秀、3. 魏文帝曹丕、4. 昭烈帝劉備、5. 吳大帝孫權、6. 晉武帝司馬炎、7. 南陳文帝陳蒨、8. 南陳廢帝陳伯宗、9. 南陳宣帝陳頊、10. 南陳後主陳叔寶、11. 北周武帝宇文邕、12. 隋文帝楊堅, 和 13. 隋煬帝楊廣。目前该画卷被收藏在美国波士顿的波士顿美术馆。

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Emperor Taizong giving audience to Ludongzan interpretation ambassador of Tibet 步辇图（宋摹本)

Emperor Taizong giving audience to Ludongzan the ambassador of Tibet
《步辇图》贞观十五年（641）唐太宗下嫁文成公主与吐蕃王松赞干布联姻事件。描绘唐太宗坐在步辇上接见迎亲使者禄东赞.

现藏于北京故宫博物院

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Xiao Yi Trying spoil Swipe the Lanting Scroll 蕭翼賺蘭亭圖，

Xiao Yi Trying to Swipe integrity Lanting Scroll,
Song copy simulated Tang scroll.