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Zhang Chunhua
Wife of Sima Yi and posthumous Empress Xuanmu of Jin
In a spring palace garden, a pavilion with round windows stands over a pond of goldfish; a peony-painted round fan, a zither and a lacquer box of pearl hairpins lie in the foreground, and one small figure in a long-sleeved gown stands at the far end of a covered walkway.
Also known as Empress Xuanmu · Lady Zhang
- Roles
- Empress / Consort
Zhang Chunhua, from Pinggao in Henei, was the principal wife of Sima Yi and the mother of Sima Shi, Sima Zhao and Sima Gan, and of Princess Nanyang. She died in 247 and was buried with the title Lady of Guangping. She was named Consort Xuanmu when Sima Zhao was King of Jin, and Empress Xuanmu after her grandson Sima Yan, Emperor Wu of Jin, took the throne. The source is chapter 31 of the Book of Jin.
Life and times
Dates 189 - 247