Zhuo Wenjun
Appearance
Zhuo Wenjun (Chinese: 卓文君; fl. 2nd century BC) was a Chinese poet of the Western Han dynasty. As a young widow, she eloped with the poet Sima Xiangru. The poem Baitou Yin (白頭吟, White-Haired Lament) which complains at the inconstancy of male love, is attributed to her.
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Portrait of Zhuo Wenjun, circa. 1772
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