Rei Shōjo (Ling Zhaonu), 1500s. Shunoku Sōen (Japanese, 1529-1611). Hanging scroll, ink and light color on paper; image: x cm (38 7/16 x 14 5/8 in.); overall: x cm (72 3/16 x 19 7/16 in.); with knobs: x cm (72 3/16 x 21 7/16 in.). Legend has it that Chinese beauty Ling Zhaonu, whose name is pronounced Rei Sh?jo in Japanese, was a model of devotion to her parents. She put great effort into selling baskets made by her elderly father, a devout Buddhist, thereby keeping the family afloat financially. The verse on the painting relates her story, and was inscribed by
Rei Shōjo (Ling Zhaonu), 1500s. Shunoku Sōen (Japanese, 1529-1611). Hanging scroll, ink and light color on paper; image: x cm (38 7/16 x 14 5/8 in.); overall: x cm (72 3/16 x 19 7/16 in.); with knobs: x cm (72 3/16 x 21 7/16 in.). Legend has it that Chinese beauty Ling Zhaonu, whose name is pronounced Rei Sh?jo in Japanese, was a model of devotion to her parents. She put great effort into selling baskets made by her elderly father, a devout Buddhist, thereby keeping the family afloat financially. The verse on the painting relates her story, and was inscribed by a Zen monk.
Size: 1324px × 3400px
Photo credit: © CMA/BOT / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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