A Look at the Circumstances of Females in the Tang Dynasty from the Painting of a Lady of the Dukedom of Guo Going on a Spring Outing

The Tang Dynasty was at the peak of power and splendor in China’s feudal society,in which there was a high degree of openness and freedom.The female status in the Tang Dynasty living under such backgrounds was different from those who lived under patriarchal clan system of ancient feudal China.Females in the Tang Dynasty had their unique personality features.Art derives from life but it is beyond life.Painting is a reflection of real life.The figure paintings based on the subject of females in the Tang Dynasty exactly reflected the social landscape of women’s status in that period.It is found that they had had less bondage and oppression of feudal rites and rituals,but more degrees of freedom.That’s why females in the Tang Dynasty were known for being open-minded,bold and unrestrained,courageous and dynamic,who had their unique style of comportment and ideological thinking.