Chabui (r); album leaf from Album of the Bust Portraits of Yuan Empresses (Yuandai hou banshen xiang shou ce 元代后半身像手冊)

Chabui (r); album leaf from Album of the Bust Portraits of Yuan Empresses (Yuandai hou banshen xiang shou ce 元代后半身像手冊)

Location
probably Daidu (Beijing), China
Date
Yuan dynasty (1279–1368)
Material
ink and color on silk
Dimensions
24 1/4 x 18 7/8 in. (61.5 x 48 cm)
Collection

National Palace Museum, Taipei

Photo Credit
image from Araniko, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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