Only the emperor was seated during the five or so hours he held court every day with his ministers, shown in “Remonstrating with the Emperor”, a late 15th century to early 16th century work by Liu Jun. Photo: Heritage Images via Getty Images
Only the emperor was seated during the five or so hours he held court every day with his ministers, shown in “Remonstrating with the Emperor”, a late 15th century to early 16th century work by Liu Jun. Photo: Heritage Images via Getty Images