Maids Adoring with Flowers

Ever wondered how beauty was portrayed in ancient China?

Adorning with Flowers is not just a painting—it's a sensuous celebration of the era’s aesthetics. The ladies, adorned in ornate hairpieces and transparent clothing, exude an air of delicate melancholy. Their powdered faces and elegant veils tell a story of beauty and loneliness, focusing on the grace and sensuality rather than action. Dive into this artwork to explore how ancient artists captured the essence of feminine allure and solitude.

Tang Dynasty (618-907) Zhou Fang (so said). Colored, silk scroll. 46cm*180cm. Collection of the Liaoning Provincial Museum.

This piece is compiled from the Chinese edition of Three Thousand Years of Chinese Painting by Foreign Languages Press and Yale University Press, translated by Chen Ying.