. ▁ ▁The ▁final ▁scene ▁shows ▁the ▁Court ▁Inst ruct ress ▁writing ▁her ▁ad mon itions ▁on ▁a ▁scroll , ▁her ▁head ▁bow ed ▁in ▁concentration , ▁whilst ▁two ▁court ▁ladies ▁walk ▁towards ▁her . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁early ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁painting ▁is ▁unknown , ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁until ▁the ▁latter ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Northern ▁Song ▁( 9 6 0 – 1 1 2 7 ) ▁that ▁there ▁is ▁any ▁evidence ▁for ▁the ▁existence ▁of ▁the ▁painting . ▁ ▁The ▁painting ▁and ▁its ▁end ▁sections ▁have ▁numerous ▁se al ▁impress ions ▁pur port edly ▁indicating ▁the ▁past ▁ownership ▁of ▁the ▁painting , ▁and ▁these ▁provide ▁valuable ▁evidence ▁for ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁scroll ; ▁however ▁many ▁of ▁these ▁are ▁later ▁fabric ations ▁of ▁ancient ▁se als ▁intended ▁to ▁increase ▁the ▁appeal ▁of ▁the ▁painting ▁to ▁collect ors ▁and ▁con no isse urs . ▁ ▁One ▁particular ▁se al ▁that ▁in ▁the ▁past ▁has ▁been ▁used ▁to ▁link ▁the ▁painting ▁to ▁the ▁Tang ▁D ynast y ▁imperial ▁collection ▁is ▁an ▁impression ▁reading ▁" Se al ▁of ▁the ▁Hong wen ▁[ Office ]" ▁( ), ▁which ▁has ▁been ▁interpreted ▁as ▁referring ▁to ▁the ▁Office ▁for ▁the ▁D iss em ination ▁of ▁Culture ▁( 弘 文 館 ), ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Han lin ▁Academy . ▁ ▁However , ▁there ▁are ▁indic ations ▁that ▁this ▁se al ▁may ▁be ▁a ▁later ▁forg ery ▁or ▁else ▁that ▁it ▁may ▁be ▁a ▁genu ine ▁post - T ang ▁se al ▁added ▁by ▁a ▁private ▁collect or ▁with