Yang Kuei Fei was the concubine of the emperor Ming Huang, she became known as the Jade Beauty, for it is said that she slept on a "jade bed," wore only jade ornaments, and surrounded herself only with objects of jade.

It is said that her beauty surpassed that of all the others combined.

Ming Huang was emperor from 712 to 756.

The Emperor's real name was Hsüan Tsung; Ming Huang means "the Glorious Monarch".

Ming Huang and Yang Kuei Fei ; cat n° 80 ; 1924 ; 251x376 mm

Private collection

Ming Huang and Yang Kuei Fei ; I have catalogued it cat n° 80 bis, as size and details are different. 476x692 mm

Private collection