Empress Lü Zhi

The first woman to hold the title Empress of China — and, for fifteen years, the first to rule a unified China outright. Sima Qian recorded her among the sovereigns.

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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