Emperor Ming Huang and Yang Guifei, around 1600, attributed to Kano Naganobu, Japanese, 1577 - 1654, 61 1/2 × 140 1/2 in. ( × cm) (image), Ink, color, and gold leaf on paper, 16th-17th century, The poem Song of Everlasting Sorrow (Changhen ge), by Chinese poet Bai Juyi’s (772–846), tells the story of Emperor Xuanzong (685–762; reigned as Emperor Minghuang) and his breathtakingly beautiful favorite concubine Yang Guifei (719–756). This painting shows Guifei dancing at right in front of the emperor and several attendants. A rebellion in 755 forced the emperor to flee the capital

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