A CHINESE PORTRAIT ON SILK OF THE TANG TAIZONG EMPEROR PROBABLY QING DYNASTY After the original...

A CHINESE PORTRAIT ON SILK OF THE TANG TAIZONG EMPEROR

PROBABLY QING DYNASTY

After the original painting in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, pictured standing, wearing a yellow silk robe with five-clawed dragon roundels, his hands on a jade buckle belt, a simple black hat and black boots, framed, 88cm x 160cm.

The Taizong Emperor of Tang, previously Prince of Qin, was the second emperor of the Tang dynasty ruling from 626 to 649. He is traditionally regarded as a co-founder of the dynasty for his role in encouraging Li Yuan, his father, to rebel against the Sui dynasty. Taizong is typically considered to be one of the greatest emperors in China's history and henceforth his reign became regarded as the exemplary model against which all future emperors were measured.