Empress Dowager Cixi (Summer Palace)
collage w/ hand-cut found paper, decorative rice paper, historical elements, NY Times, ink
13 x 10
Empress Dowager Cixi served as the de facto ruler of the Quing Dynasty, the last imperial dynasty of China, from 1861 until her death in 1908. In China, she evolved into a prominent female figure who protects the suffering, particularly women and sailors. The Iron Lady enjoyed dressing up, even taking on the persona of Guanyin, an East Asian Buddhist bodhisattva known for her compassion, mercy, kindness, and love. A Lotus Sutra manuscript read, “We shall walk in the footsteps of ghosts”.
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