Emperor Taizong Receiving the Tibetan Envoy

Emperor Taizong Receiving the Tibetan Envoy (Chinese: 步輦圖; pinyin: Bùniǎn Tú), also referred to as Bunian Tu, is a painting on silk by Yan Liben of the Tang dynasty. It depicts a scene in 640 when the Tibetan Empire envoy Gar Tongtsen Yulsung led an embassy to the court of the Emperor Taizong of Tang in Chang'an. The painting measures 129 centimetres (51 in) long by 38.5 centimetres (15.2 in) wide. It is housed in the Palace Museum in Beijing.

As with other early Chinese paintings, the scroll in Beijing is probably a faithful later copy of Yan Liben's original, perhaps from the Song dynasty, but the imperial collectors' seals and added comments show that it was very highly valued from at least the start of the 14th century.

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