"The Music in the Court of Tang Dynasty" 

Unknown, Tang Dynasty (618-907 A.D.)

In this picture, twelve royal servants sat around a table, some of them were playing music devices, some of them playing games, while the others enjoying the taste of fresh tea soup. This picture was painted on silk texture more than one thousand years ago. Now the silk base is already broken somewhere but the color of this picture is still bright and fresh. We can even distinguish the patterns on the maids' clothes and their makeup on the faces. It is a very valuable artifact depicting the royal life in the Tang Dynasty.