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Gold Leaf Tapestry featuring the painting Saga of a Concubine by Thu Nguyen

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Saga of a Concubine Tapestry

Thu Nguyen

by Thu Nguyen

$41.00

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Our lightweight, microfiber tapestries are available in three different sizes and feature incredible artwork to complement any wall space. Each tapestry has hemmed edges for secure hanging with nails and/or thumbtacks.

Design Details


Concubines resembled wives (Chinese: 妻; pinyin: qī) in that they were recognized sexual partners of a male family member and were expected to... more

Care Instructions

Machine wash cold and tumble dry with low heat.

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1 - 2 business days

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Comments (8)

Hanne Lore Koehler

Hanne Lore Koehler

Fantastic portrait, Thu! Masterful artistic style and composition! Fascinating history in your wonderful description! L/F/T

Jim Fitzpatrick

Jim Fitzpatrick

Beautiful portrait and woman! fv

Jerome Stumphauzer

Jerome Stumphauzer

Very well done! Liked, Jerome

Mafalda Cento

Mafalda Cento

Beautiful work.........congrats on first place win!

Alla Savinkov

Alla Savinkov

Excellent artwork!

Mary Shahbazi

Mary Shahbazi

She poses like my sister. and I love the colors!

Sandy McIntire

Sandy McIntire

Lovely!

Artist's Description


Concubines resembled wives (Chinese: 妻; pinyin: qī) in that they were recognized sexual partners of a male family member and were expected to bear children from him. Unofficial concubines (Chinese: 婢妾; pinyin: bì qiè) are of lower status, and children of her are considered illegitimate.

The Chinese Ming Dynasty lasted for 276 years (1368 – 1644 AD), and has been described as “one of the greatest eras of orderly government and social stability in human history.” This dynasty became a global superpower, undertaking major sea expeditions before Christopher Columbus, and producing books before the invention of the printing press in Britain. While this dynasty was praised for its stability and innovation there was a darker more gruesome underbelly.

The cruelty of the Ming emperors knew no bounds, and was specifically targeted towards the imperial concubines. Some Ming emperors had upwards of 9,000 concubines, many of whom had been kidnapped from their h...

About Thu Nguyen

Thu Nguyen

I was born in Saigon, Vietnam. Being very shy, I spent much of my childhood hiding away upstairs painting, instead of playing with other children. My first brush with success was a Best of Show prize at the 1974 children's exhibition in Saigon sponsored by UNICEF. In 1975 Saigon fell and in the resulting confusion I was separated from my parents. I ended up in a refuge camp near Hong Kong for a year prior to immigrating to the United States as an orphan. After one very snowy and cold winter in Pennsylvania, I went to Los Angeles to stay with some relatives. During my high school years, I earned extra money doing fashion modeling work in the garment district and upon graduation started on the pre-med program in college. During this...

 

$41.00