Zhu Changluo of Ming Guangzong

[The Statue of Zhu Changluo of Mingguang Zong]

The Statue of Zhu Changluo of Mingguang Zong, Ming Dynasty, silk version, color setting, 108.9 cm vertically and 77 cm horizontally
This painting is not signed by the author and should be painted by the court painter of the Ming Dynasty. The figure in the painting is a positive portrait, and the painting method is line drawing and painting. The costumes highlight the characteristics of the public dress system in the Ming Dynasty, with twelve patterns on them, namely: sun, moon, dragon, stars, mountains, insects, fire, Zongyi, algae, pink rice, fu, and fu
Zhu Changluo (1582-1620), Emperor Guangzong of the Ming Dynasty, was named Taichang. When Emperor Taichang ascended to the pole, the Ming Dynasty was faced with a severe situation, including corruption in the imperial court, economic decline, declining military strength, border tension and precarious rivers and mountains. However, Zhu Changluo is weak, lonely, depressed and lecherous, unable to revive at all, which leads to more acute party disputes and disputes in the court. Zhu Changluo was emperor only one month, and he died suddenly because of taking “red pills”, which is called “the Son of Heaven in January” in history. The “Red Pill Case” became one of the suspected cases of the Ming Palace.