A Palace Concert

A Palace Concert (Chinese: 宮樂圖) is a Chinese Tang dynasty silk painting showing ten court ladies and two standing servant maidens around a large rectangular table.

The four women at the far end are presumably responsible for playing music and livening up the mood.

The musical instruments depicted, from left to right, are bamboo pipes, guqin, pipa and bili.

The painting is housed in the National Palace Museum in Taipei, Taiwan.

[1] The woven bamboo table, cusped crescent stools, winged wine cups and the style of the lute playing with a large pick showcase late Tang dynasty customs.