Artist

Xuande Emperor

Three Goats, Symbol of Prosperity
Gibbons at Play
明宣宗畫金盆鵓鴿 軸

Xuande Emperor is a Ming dynasty painting artist. 3 works are cataloged here, principally at National Palace Museum.

This emperor left behind ink-brush paintings of animals and symbols, made in the early 1400s inside the Forbidden City. He painted Three Goats, Symbol of Prosperity in 1429 and Gibbons at Play in 1427, works that sit squarely in the Ming court tradition. The brushwork is fine, the compositions spare, yet each sheet feels like a gift meant for a single glance. Tap Gibbons at Play to step closer and see how the ink dances on silk.

Works by Xuande Emperor

Collections represented

Catalog records compiled from museum open-access collections; the artworks shown are in the public domain. Spotted an error in this record? Tell us.