Translation of the Chinese text: "Winter court skirt chaoqun for the empress dowager and empress/In accordance with the decree of the present dynasty: The winter court skirt for the Empress Dowager and Empress is adorned with bands of gold on which seal fur is added. Above there is red brocade embroidered in gold with the character for "long life," below azure blue moving dragons on satin, all facing forward. There is a pleated skirt. The [design] for the imperial consorts of the emperor, the imperial concubines, the concubines and the consorts are all the same. The design for the imperial heir apparent is also the same. "
(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 "(64)" is handwritten in pencil in the upper right corner.
"2004.19.1.1.4 - Album Leaf from Illustrations of Costumes from the Qianlong Court, Mactaggart Art Collection." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/21-20149. Accessed 31 Aug. 2024.