Eighteen songs of a nomad flute: the story of Lady Wen-chi : a fourteenth-century handscroll in the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Introd., Commentary, And Translation Of Poems By Robert A. Rorex And Wen Fong. The Text Of The Poems On The Scroll Reproduced Here Is By Liu Shang; The Paintings Are By An Unknown Artist. Chinese Title: Hu-chia Shih-pa-p'ê. Includes Bibliographical References. "Eighteen Songs of a Nomad Flute are a series of Chinese songs and poems about the life of Han Dynasty poet Cai Wenji, the songs were composed by Liu Shang, a poet of the middle Tang Dynasty. Later Emperor Gaozong of Song commissioned a handscroll with the songs accompanied by 18 painted scenes"--Wikipedia.