The second batch of exhibits of "The Pride of China: Masterpieces of Chinese Painting and Calligraphy of the Jin, Tang, Song and Yuan Dynasties from the Palace Museum" will be put on display at the Hong Kong Museum of Art from next Monday (July 23) to August 11. Sixteen exhibits on display include Qiu Ying's "Copy after Along the River During the Qingming Festival" of the Ming dynasty, Wang Xun's "Letter to Boyuan" of the Jin dynasty, Yan Liben's "Emperor Taizong Receiving the Tibetan Envoy" of the Tang dynasty, Su Shi's "Letter on the Consignation of Author's Graveyard" of the Northern Song dynasty, Li Song's "Puppet Play of a Skeleton" of the Southern Song dynasty, and Chen Rong's "Ink Dragon" of the Southern Song dynasty. Pictured is Yan Liben's "Emperor Taizong Receiving the Tibetan Envoy". This painting documents the Tang emperor Taizong's reception of the envoy Lu Tongtsan, who came to ask for Princess Wencheng's hand in marriage on behalf of Songtsan Gambo, King of Tubo in Tibet, in 641. As a characteristic of Tang figure paintings, the positioning and size of the figures are keys to understanding the status of individual characters.   Close