2004.19.1.1.1 - Album Leaf from Illustrations of Costumes from the Qianlong Court
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Translation of the Chinese text: "Illustration of Summer court skirt chaoqun for the Empress Dowager…
Translation of the Chinese text: "Illustration of Summer court skirt chaoqun for the Empress Dowager and Empress; In accordance with the decree of the present dynasty: the summer court skirt for the Empress Dowager and the Empress has bands of gold embroidery, satin, and gauze, each appropriate to the season; everything else is like the winter skirt"
(Translated and transcribed by Lisa Claypool, Ed., China’s Imperial Modern: The Painter’s Craft, Edmonton, AB: University of Alberta Museums, 2012, p. 105)
On the reverse of the piece "(67)" is written in pencil at the top left corner. Below the pencil number is a black ink marking composed of three short vertical lines and three short horizontal lines.
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"2004.19.1.1.1 - Album Leaf from Illustrations of Costumes from the Qianlong Court, Mactaggart Art Collection." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/21-20145. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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