Empress Huai (Zhen), Empress Zhang, Empress Wang (Cao Wei)

Married to an emperor who was installed at eight and deposed at twenty-two. One died young, one was removed when her father’s coup failed, one lasted five months.

Painted by Xiang Li in watercolour and crushed gemstone pigment on silk, from The Chinese Empresses — a twelve-year series of 217 portraits. Reproduced as a giclée print on archival 360 gsm poly-cotton canvas, hand-stretched over solid wood with a mirrored wrap, so the whole painting stays on the front face.

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