2004.19.1.1.3 - Album Leaf from Illustrations of Costumes from the Qianlong Court
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Object Typealbum leaf
ArtistHuang Dao; Men Yingzhao; Jiang Renshu, and others
Date Madeca. 1759
Item Details
Object Typealbum leaf
ArtistHuang Dao; Men Yingzhao; Jiang Renshu, and others
Date Madeca. 1759
Accession Number
2004.19.1.1.3
Title
Album Leaf from Illustrations of Costumes from the Qianlong Court
Category
albums
Object Type
album leaf
Artist
Huang Dao; Men Yingzhao; Jiang Renshu, and others
Date Made
ca. 1759
Place Made
China
Culture
Chinese
Period
Qing 18th century
Materials
ink; silk; paper
Measurements
sheet: 42.2 cm x 40.8 cm; image: 31.7 cm x 34.2 cm
Description
This album leaf is part of a section of the illustrations of costumes from the Qianlong court, Huangchao liqi tushi (“The Regulations for the Ceremonial Paraphernalia of the [Qing] Dynasty”). In total there are 34…
This album leaf is part of a section of the illustrations of costumes from the Qianlong court, Huangchao liqi tushi (“The Regulations for the Ceremonial Paraphernalia of the [Qing] Dynasty”). In total there are 34 folios that depict costumes appropriate for the Empress Dowager or Empress to wear at the imperial court along with short descriptive captions. This is the left right leaf of one folio (attached to 2004.19.1.3 2), which depicts a red pleated skirt. The Chinese script describes the pictorial content of the painting and is translated as "illustration of Summer court skirt chaoqun for the Empress Dowager and Empress."
Inscriptions and Colophons
皇太后 皇后夏朝裙圖
Translation of the Chinese text: "Illustration of Summer court skirt chaoqun for the Empress Dowager and Empress"
On the reverse of the piece "(65)" is written by hand in pencil on the…
皇太后 皇后夏朝裙圖
Credit Line
Gift of Sandy and Cécile Mactaggart
Translation of the Chinese text: "Illustration of Summer court skirt chaoqun for the Empress Dowager and Empress"
On the reverse of the piece "(65)" is written by hand in pencil on the upper left corner. Below the pencil number there is a black ink marking composed of three short vertical lines and one horizontal line.
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Page Citation
"2004.19.1.1.3 - Album Leaf from Illustrations of Costumes from the Qianlong Court, Mactaggart Art Collection." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/21-20148. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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Publications
Author
Vollmer, John E.
Title
Dressed to Rule: 18th Century Court Attire in the Mactaggart Art Collection
Publication Date
2007
