The Night Revels of Han Xizai

The Night Revels of Han Xizai
Chinese: 韓熙載夜宴圖/韩熙载夜宴图
A section of the scroll (12th century remake)
ArtistGu Hongzhong
Year10th-century (original)
12th-century (remake)
Catalogueformerly The Precious Collection of the Stone Moat (Chinese: 石渠寶笈)[1]
TypeHandscroll
MediumInk and color on silk
Dimensions28.7 cm × 335.5 cm (11.3 in × 132.1 in)
LocationPalace Museum, Beijing (12th-century copy)

The Night Revels of Han Xizai or The Night Entertainments of Han Xizai (traditional Chinese: 韓熙載夜宴圖; simplified Chinese: 韩熙载夜宴图; pinyin: Hán Xīzaì Yèyàn Tú) is a painted handscroll attributed to Chinese 10th-century artist Gu Hongzhong. The painting depicts Han Xizai, a minister from Southern Tang under the imperial government of emperor Li Yu, accompanied with realistic portrayals of more than forty people.[2] Two copies of the artwork survived: a reproduction from the Song Dynasty, currently housed in the Palace Museum at Beijing;[1] and a replica from the Ming Dynasty, under the collection of the Three Gorges Museum at Chongqing. The painting is highly regarded as one of the greatest masterpieces of Chinese art.[3]

  1. ^ a b "The Night Revels of Han Xizai". The Palace Museum. 24 September 2009. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Night Revels of Han Xizai". Shanghai Daily. 20 September 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  3. ^ "重庆也有一幅"韩熙载夜宴图":它出自唐伯虎之手". Sohu (in Chinese). 14 August 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2021.