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Postcard 1985 China Five Oxen Han Huang Tang Dynasty Painting Ox No.5
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Chrome · 1985

Postcard 1985 China Five Oxen Han Huang Tang Dynasty Painting Ox No.5

Beijing, China1985ChromeExcellent

Rendered in warm ochre against a field of vermilion imperial seals, the fifth and final ox in Han Huang's ancient procession stands proudly haltered in red rope — a tamed animal, yet no less magnificent — completing one of Chinese art history's most beloved narrative scrolls on this 1985 New Year postal stationery card from China Post. Han, who served as a chief minister under Emperor Dezong, painted the Five Oxen scroll around 785 CE; each ox represents a different temperament, and this fifth, leashed beast is often interpreted as the scholar-official who accepts the bridle of service with dignity. The card's surface glows with the large square seal of Emperor Qianlong — 乾隆御览之宝 — and the distinctive interlocking seal pattern at lower left, hallmarks of the scroll's centuries in the imperial collection.

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PC-05579 · 中国人民邮政 (China People's Post)
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