motherearthsign:fagraklett:Chinese emperor Ai of Han, fell in love with a minor official, a man name
motherearthsign:fagraklett:Chinese emperor Ai of Han, fell in love with a minor official, a man named Dong Xian, and bestowed upon him great political power and a magnificent palace. Legend has it that one day while the two men were sleeping in the same bed, the emperor was roused from his sleep by pressing business. Dong Xian had fallen asleep across the emperor’s robe, but rather than awaken his peaceful lover, the Emperor cut his robe free at the sleeve. Thus “the passion of the cut sleeve” became a euphemism for same-sex love in China. — R.G.L.hi !!! just butting in here to say that the original poster of this is MeteoDesigns on deviantart :-)this is actually a part of a series of pieces he’s done on gay figures throughout history, i think this is one of the first pieces i ever saw of his (they were really really big on tumblr in 2012ish ? so they’ve been around a while) and i wanted to let u all know that there r several more to be found here !!! it’s always really sad to see an artist’s work passed around without proper credit and it’s especially so here because he’s got quite a few more like this and they’re something i think would b relevant and of interest to a lot of u ☺️ -- source link
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