Stock Photo - 五代/北宋 佚名 乞巧圖 軸, Palace banquet, Five Dynasties (907–960) or Northern Song (960–1127) dynasty, China, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, Image: 63 5/8 × 43 5/8 in. (161.6 × 110.8 cm), Paintings, Unidentified Artist Chinese, active late 10th–11th century, This large painting is one of the earliest surviving examples of the “ruled-line” (jiehua) genre of architectural renderings. It offers an intimate view of the women’s quarters of a palace where elegant rooms face onto private courtyards graced with trees and blossoming lotus, an indication of the summer season