China: 'Court Ladies Preparing Newly-Woven Silk'. Detail of a Song dynasty copy after Zhang Xuan (713-755), 12th century. Zhang Xuan (713–755) was a Chinese painter who lived during the Tang Dynasty (618–907). One of his best known works is 'Court Ladies Preparing Newly-Woven Silk'. A single copy survives, painted by Emperor Huizong of Song (r. 1100–1125) in the early 12th century.

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