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Diao Chan Serves Wine

'Diao Chan Serves Wine'
(Romance of the Three Kingdoms)'
Yangjiabu, Shandong
46 x 30 cm
modern reprint of early 20th century image

Wishing to destroy the alliance between Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu, Wang Yun decides to turn the two warlords against each other by involving them in a love triangle with his consort Diao Chan. In this scene Diao Chan begins the seduction by serving wine to Lu Bu.