The Night Revels of Han Xizai
| The Night Revels of Han Xizai | |
|---|---|
| Chinese: 韓熙載夜宴圖/韩熙载夜宴图 | |
A section of the scroll (12th century remake) | |
| Artist | Gu Hongzhong |
| Year | 10th-century (original) 12th-century (remake) |
| Catalogue | formerly The Precious Collection of the Stone Moat (Chinese: 石渠寶笈) |
| Type | Handscroll |
| Medium | Ink and color on silk |
| Dimensions | 28.7 cm × 335.5 cm (11.3 in × 132.1 in) |
| Location | Palace Museum, Beijing (12th-century copy) |
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The Night Revels of Han Xizai or The Night Entertainments of Han Xizai (traditional Chinese: 韓熙載夜宴圖; simplified Chinese: 韩熙载夜宴图; pinyin: Hán Xīzaì Yèyàn Tú) is a painted handscroll attributed to Chinese 10th-century artist Gu Hongzhong. The painting depicts Han Xizai, a minister from Southern Tang under the imperial government of emperor Li Yu, accompanied with realistic portrayals of more than forty people. Two copies of the artwork survived: a reproduction from the Song Dynasty, currently housed in the Palace Museum at Beijing; and a replica from the Ming Dynasty, under the collection of the Three Gorges Museum at Chongqing. The painting is highly regarded as one of the greatest masterpieces of Chinese art.