Twelve Great Women of China, undated | Eastern Kentucky University - Special Collections and Archives

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Collection Overview

Title: Twelve Great Women of China, undated

Primary Creator: Yan, Xiyuan, fl. 1787-1804

Extent: 1.0 Folders

Date Acquired: 02/27/2002

Subjects: Women--China--Pictorial works.

Languages: Chinese

Scope and Contents of the Materials

This collection consists of twelve ink wash on silk paintings of Chinese women and was a gift to the Eastern Alumni Office from Kuo Chou Wu. The name of each woman is written on the back in Chinese.

These paintings are copies of the pen and ink drawings from Baimei Xinyong Tuzhuan (One Hundred Beauties in new poems and pictures) by Yan Xiyuan.

Subject/Index Terms

Women--China--Pictorial works.

Administrative Information

Repository: Eastern Kentucky University - Special Collections and Archives

Acquisition Source: Alumni Office

Box and Folder Listing

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[Folder 1],
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Folder 1

Item 1: Xia Ji
Item 2: Mei Fei
Item 3: Sun Fu Ren
Item 4: Heng Zhuang Jiang
Item 5: Xue Ye Lai
Item 6: Empress Wu Ze Tian: Empress Wu was the only woman in the history of China to assume the title of Empress, founding the Zhou dynasty in 690.
Item 7: Le Chang Gong Zhu
Item 8: Feng Xiao Lian
Item 9: Hua Rui Fu Ren: Chinese poet and favorite concubine of Meng Chang, 940-976.
Item 10: Zhao Fei Yan
Item 11: Yan Fu Ren
Item 12: Pan Gui Fei