Drama: Imperial Consort Intoxicated (Translation)
貴妃醉酒圖 近現代己未年 冷宏 紙本設色 (Primary Title)
Yang Guifei (Former Title)

Leng Hong 冷宏, Chinese, born 1955 (Artist)

1979
Chinese
Paintings
Scrolls
Works On Paper
Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
Image: 34 3/4 × 18 1/2 in. (88.27 × 46.99 cm)
2021.881
Not on view
This painting depicts Yang Guifei, the favorite concubine of Tang Emperor Xuanzong (r. 712-56). She is said to have weakened the empire by distracting Xuanzong from his duties. During the Lushan Rebellion, the emperor and his staff were driven out of the capital, and as they fled, imperial guards mutinied, blaming their predicament on Yang Guifei and her cousin, the chancellor. The emperor reluctantly ordered his attendant to strangle Yang to death. Yang Guifei has been a popular subject in literature and drama for centuries. This scene from the Peking opera depicts Yang Guifei indulging in wine.
Modern period (1912-present)
冷宏 Leng Hong
冷宏書画 Leng Hong shuhua, 己未(畫押) jiwei (huaya)
貴妃醉酒圖 冷宏畫戲劇人物 (Imperial Consort Intoxicated, drama character painted by Leng Hong)
Gift of David Y.H. Pui 裴有康 in memory of Y.T. Bay 裴元俊

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