2004.19.1.1.8 - Album Leaf from Illustrations of Costumes from the Qianlong Court
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Translation of the Chinese text: Beaded court necklace chaozhu for the Empress Dowager and Empress/In accordance with the decree of the present dynasty: /With formal court chaofu dress, the Empress Dowager and Empress wear three strings of imperial court beads: one made of Eastern pearl, and two of coral. with the informal jifu robes they wear one string of beads: precious gems following the preferences of the court. It would be best if the buddha head, for commemoration, the back of clouds, big pendant, and small pendants can all be the same colour and luster. The ribbon for all is bright yellow in colour.
(Translated and transcribed by Lisa Claypool, Ed., China’s Imperial Modern: The Painter’s Craft, Edmonton, AB: University of Alberta Museums, 2012, p. 104)
On the reverse of the piece "(^)" is handwritten in pencil on the upper right corner.
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"2004.19.1.1.8 - Album Leaf from Illustrations of Costumes from the Qianlong Court, Mactaggart Art Collection." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/21-20153. Accessed 07 Dec. 2024.
