Japan / China: A Japanese diplomatic mission to the Tang Court, 8th-9th century, by an anonymous Japanese painter.

A Japanese diplomatic mission to the Tang Court, 8th-9th century, by an anonymous Japanese painter. Numerous Japanese missions were sent to the Tang Court during this period, viewed by the Chinese as tribute missions, but not necessarily so by the Japanese. No fewer than six missions were sent during the reign of Emperor Gaozong of Tang (649-683) by the Kotoku, Saimei and Tenji Emperors of Japan, including a mission led by Tsumori no Kisa in 659-661 during the reign of Empress Saimei.

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Tang Dynasty, Chinese Emperors, Japanese Emperors