The Admonitions Scroll
Item
- Identifier
- 1903,0408,0.1
- Title
- The Admonitions Scroll
- 女史箴图
- Creator
- Gu, Kaizhi, 344-405
- Description
- Handscroll painting in nine scenes (originally twelve) illustrating the 'Nüshi zhen', a text composed by Zhang Hua; One of the earliest known Chinese painting scrolls; In 1900, it was looted by the British troops stationed in the Summer Palace by the Eight-Power Allied Forces and sold to the British Museum for 25 pounds.
- Date
- 5th-7th century
- Current Location
- British Museum
- Type
- Ink and color on silk
- Rights Holder
- The British Museum
- Media
The Admonitions Scroll
