The image of the galloping horse with the emperor sitting astride looks somehow unnatural. This may be because artists of the time were not accustomed to painting a figure from the side view.
這是因為歷來帝后造像，絕不作側面描繪，認為有失尊嚴。於是不論乘馬登舟，帝后們都得轉身作出「面對鏡頭」的姿勢，十分有趣。