Qian Xuan; I did not find the right painting but this one is also from him; it is called 西旅献獒图 = painting of the travel from the west to offer a big dog

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Qian Xuan 錢選 (d1299) Barbarian Tribute painting
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Taken from: 中國 歷代 職貢圖의 韓人圖像과 그 인식 The Historical Recognition of China of the Korean Race in Chinese 職貢圖 Zhigong-tu by Jeong, Eun-joo in Journal of Korean Literature in Chinese 2015

Qian Xuan painted a 10 scenes of tribute paying countries:

韃靼 (1), 朝鮮 (2),崑崙層期 (3), 女王 (4), 浡泥 (5), 呂宋(女送) (6), 回鶻 (7), 扶桑 (8), 三佛齊 (9), 暹羅 (10).

Dada, Chaoxian (Korea), Kunlun-ceng-qi (=Madagascar), Nu-Wang, Bo-ni, Lu-Song (Nu-Song), Hui-hu, Fusang, San-fu-qi, Xianluo

(1) 韃靼 Tatars; The Tatars is an umbrella term for different Turkic ethnic groups bearing the name "Tatar".

(2) 朝鮮 Chaoxian (Korea),

(3) 崑崙層期 Kunlun-ceng-qi (=Madagascar),

(4) 女王 Nu-Wang ; land ruled by women.

(5) 浡泥 Bo-ni; two possibilities: on Sumatra; another is Persia

(6) 呂宋(女送) Lu-Song (Nu-Song) ; Luzon in the Philippines/ Nu-Song means female???

(7) 回鶻 Hui-hu; Uighur: Uyghur Khaganate or Uyghur Empire was a Turkic empire that existed for about a century between the mid-8th and 9th centuries north of China.

(8) 扶桑  Fusang, legendary land to the East commonly assumed to be Japan.

(9)三佛齊 San-fu-qi =Srivijaya was a Buddhist thalassocratic empire based on the island of Sumatra.

(10)暹羅 Xianluo; Short for 暹羅斛／暹罗斛 (as recorded in the History of Ming), which was a combined name for two states in modern-day Thailand.

Qian Xuan 錢選 (d1299) Barbarian Tribute painting

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Taken from: 木下杢太郎全集  (Kinoshita Mokutaro complete works) (d1945)

「諸夷職貢圖」

韃靼國 (1)、崑崙層期國 (2)、朝鮮國 (3)、王女國 (4)、浡泥國 (5)、呂宋國 (6)、回鶻國 (7)、扶桑國 (8)、三佛齊國 (9)、暹羅國 (10).

Portrait of Periodical Offering:

Tatar Country, Kunlun Ceng Qi Country (Madagascar), Chaoxian Country (=Joseon Dynasty Korea), Wang Nu Country (Kingdom of Women country) , Bo-ni Country, Luzon Country, Hui-hu Country, Fusang Country (Country far to the East of China), Three Buddhas Country (Srivijaya), Xianluo Country.

Note: The author adds: It imitates the brush of Li Gonglin but is most probably Qian Xuan.

(1) 韃靼國 Tatars Country; The Tatars is an umbrella term for different Turkic ethnic groups bearing the name "Tatar".

(2) 崑崙層期國 Kunlun ceng qi guo; Madagascar

(3) 朝鮮國 Chaoxian guo; Korea

(4) 王女國 Wang Nu Guo (characters mistakenly reversed from place) Nu-Wang ; land ruled by women.

(5) 浡泥國 Bo-ni; two possibilities: on Sumatra; another is Persia.

(6) 呂宋國 Lu song guo; Luzon in the Philippines

(7) 回鶻國 Hui-hu guo; Uighur: Uyghur Khaganate or Uyghur Empire was a Turkic empire that existed for about a century between the mid-8th and 9th centuries north of China.

(8) 扶桑國  Fusang guo, legendary land to the East commonly assumed to be Japan.

(9) 三佛齊國 San-fu-qi guo =Srivijaya was a Buddhist thalassocratic empire based on the island of Sumatra.

(10) 暹羅國 Xianluo guo; Short for 暹羅斛／暹罗斛 (as recorded in the History of Ming), which was a combined name for two states in modern-day Thailand.