2004.19.2 - Illustrations of Chinese Costumes
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Object Typealbum
Artistunknown
Date Madeca. 1800
Item Details
Object Typealbum
Artistunknown
Date Madeca. 1800
Accession Number
2004.19.2
Title
Illustrations of Chinese Costumes
Alternate Title
Drawings of Chinese Figures
Category
albums
Object Type
album
Artist
unknown
Date Made
ca. 1800
Place Made
China
Culture
Chinese
Period
Qing 18th century
Materials
ink and colour on paper; silk
Measurements
overall: 1.2 cm x 19.4 cm x 28.1 cm
Description
An album of 48 ink and watercolour drawings bound in blue silk-covered boards with silk ties. The drawings are done on laid paper, which have then been individually adhered into the album. Figures in the album include…
An album of 48 ink and watercolour drawings bound in blue silk-covered boards with silk ties. The drawings are done on laid paper, which have then been individually adhered into the album. Figures in the album include government officials, ordinary people, figures demonstrating local customs, methods of transportation, and individuals receiving punishment. This album, likely made for trade export, would have been painted and compiled by a European artist in China. As Westerners became more interested in Qing-era fashion, customs, flora, fauna and other minutiae of daily life, items such as this album and the Insect Album (2004.19.3) were in high demand in Europe. Clues that this album may have been painted by a Western artist include the English titles, the subtle but expressive faces of the figures, and the incorrect details in some of the drawings.
Inscriptions and Colophons
Figures of China
Credit Line
Gift of Sandy and Cécile Mactaggart
Citation
Page Citation for 2004.19.2 - Illustrations of Chinese Costumes
Page Citation
"2004.19.2 - Illustrations of Chinese Costumes, Mactaggart Art Collection." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/21-19067. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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