Sumptuous Feast (Night)

398.5 X 179 cm oil on canvas 1995-1998

King Zhou of the Yin Dynasty and his favorite concubine Daji held a grand feast within the Palace Retreat for three days and three nights. They watched the performance of “Decadent Music” and were indulged in overwhelming ecstasy.

According to Records of the Grand Historian by Sima Qian

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