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Emperor Taizong Receiving the Tibetan Envoy
Emperor Taizong Receiving the Tibetan Envoy
Yan Liben · 641 CE · Palace Museum, Beijing
The Tang emperor receives Lu Dongzan, envoy of Tibetan King Songtsen Gampo, who came to arrange the royal marriage that would seal East Asian diplomacy for centuries. Yan Liben was court painter and prime minister simultaneously.