Palace of Nine Perfections
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The Palace of Nine Perfections was a summer palace of the Chinese Tang dynasty, located in Linyou in the Qin Mountains north-west of the imperial capital Chang'an.
"Emperor Taizong Arriving at the Jiucheng Palace" – a Ming dynasty painting from around 1500 in the style of Li Sixun.
"The Palace of Nine Perfections" – a set of twelve scrolls on silk by Yuan Jiang. This was inked and painted in 1691 and so includes impressions of the contemporary Kangxi Emperor as well as an imagining of the long-lost palace.
Ouyang Xun
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Ouyang Xun, courtesy name Xinben, was a Chinese calligrapher, politician, and writer of the early Tang dynasty. He was born in Changsha to a family of government officials and died in modern Anhui pro
Palace of Nine Perfections
…provide sweet water. A stele was erected to record this with an inscription composed by chancellor Wei Zheng and carved by the imperial calligrapher, Ouyang Xun. This is a famous example of his calligraphy and rubbings are now held by several museums. The palace is also the subject of paintings and music such…
Copy of a text by Ouyang Xun