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Description: Meeting with the Emperor on year 47. This painting is one of a series (now housed in the Palace Museum of Beijing) which portrays the career of the Ming-dynasty era Chinese official Xu Xianqing (徐顯卿). Xu was a native of Yixing (宜興 ; west of Lake Tai 太湖). He received his jinshi (進士) degree in 1568 and eventually became Vice-Minister of Personnel. His year of birth is unknown, although it is known that he died in 1602.
Title: Xu Xianqing part17
Credit: 北京故宮博物院藏 《徐顯卿宦跡圖》 The Official Career of Xu Xianqing, Peking Palace Museum
Author: 余壬、吳鉞描繪,徐顯卿題詠 Yu Ren, Wu Yue
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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