[Ming Chengzu Zhu Di Statue Axis]
Ming Chengzu Zhu Di Statue Axis, Modern, copied by Yang Lingfu. Silk, 347 cm in length and 176 cm in width
In the portrait, Zhu Di, Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty, was sitting on a dragon chair in a regular dress, wearing a yellow robe with a narrow collar and sleeves, and a gold woven dragon on the front, back, and shoulders, with inlays of gold and jade between the straps. Wearing wings is a good crown. Zhu Di’s face was solemn, as if he harbored concerns about governing the country and ensuring national security. Its painting techniques outline the application of colors and depict in detail
This imperial portrait was donated to the Forbidden City after the death of Ms. Yang Lingfu, and is one of the portraits of emperors and empresses of previous dynasties that she copied.
![图片[1]-Zhu Di Statue Axis of Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Warring States period/painting/1468[1024].jpg)
![[Qing Dynasty] British female painter—Elizabeth Keith, using woodblock prints to record China from the late Qing Dynasty to the early Republic of China—1915-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/image-191x300.png)
