two finches rest on a stalk of bamboo with shoots of leaves in an ink painting

Emperor Huizong

Northern Song Emperor and artist (1082–1185)

A well-known poet, calligrapher, and painter who was also the 8th emperor of the Song dynasty in China.

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two finches sit on a stalk of bamboo

WATCH: Huizong’s Finches and Bamboo and the genre of bird-and-flower painting

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