page_title: Chenghua Emperor
section_title: Childhood
hierarchical_section_title: Chenghua Emperor / Childhood
caption_attribution_description: English: A painting of a mother hen and her chicks, by an anonymous Chinese artist of the Song Dynasty (960&#8211;1279). The later Ming Dynasty Emperor Chenghua (r. 1464&#8211;1487) inscribed the written euology at the top of the painting, where he describes his fondness for this Song Dynasty era artwork. The use of a black opaque background is a rarity in Chinese painting.中文: 宋朝《子母雞圖》，作者不詳
context_page_description: The Chenghua Emperor, born Zhu Jianshen, was the ninth Emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigned from 1464 to 1487. His era name "Chenghua" means "accomplished change".
context_section_description: Zhu Jianshen was a son of the Zhengtong Emperor (also known as the Tianshun Emperor). He was only two years old when his father was captured by the Oirat Mongols and held captive in 1449. After that, his uncle, the Jingtai Emperor, took over the throne whilst his father was released from Oirats and returned to Beijing in 1450 and was put under house arrest for almost seven years. During this time, Zhu Jianshen lived under his uncle's shadow and even had his title of crown prince removed while the Jingtai Emperor installed his own son as heir. Zhu Jianshen was only reinstated as crown prince on the eve of the death of the Jingtai Emperor in 1457.
caption: A Song dynasty (960–1279) painting of a mother hen and chicks, with a written eulogy at the top inscribed by the Chenghua Emperor describing his fondness for this work.
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