Tomb of Princess Yongtai
Detail of fresco decorating the tomb of Princess Yongtai in Xian city in Shaanxi province in China. Li Xianhui, recognised posthumously as the Princess Yongtai in 706, was the seventh daughter of Emperor Zhong Zong and granddaughter of Gao Zong and the Empress Wu Zetian. She was married to Wu Yanji, a nephew of the Empress, in 700. A year after her marriage, at age 17, the princess was put to death allegedly for revealing secrets about the Empress's lovers. The tomb is decorated with murals of elegantly-dressed handmaidens and attendants, of which this image is a section
Picture No
10271604
Media ID
46537785
Size
4723px x 3830px
(19.6MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Iberfoto
Source
AISA MEDIA
Date
C.706
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