xuānhéhuàpǔ
Xuanhe Catalogue of Paintings
- Xuanhe Catalogue of Paintings
- An influential 20-volume catalogue of the imperial painting collection during the reign of Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty. Completed around 1120, it records 6,396 works by 231 painters from the Jin to the Song periods, organized into ten categories including religious subjects, figures, and landscapes. Each entry includes critical biographies and lists of works, serving as a primary source for Chinese art history and connoisseurship.