2004.19.1.1.10 - Album Leaf from Illustrations of Costumes from the Qianlong Court
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Translation of the Chinese text: "Jeweled collar…
Translation of the Chinese text: "Jeweled collar lingyue for the Empress Dowager and Empress/In accordance with the decree of the present dynasty: The jeweled collar lingyue of the Empress Dowager and Empress is engraved gold decorated with eleven eastern pearls spaced by coral. There are two bright yellow dangling bands: at the centre which are strung with coral beads, and the ends are adorned with two green turquoise stones."
(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 "(58)" is handwritten in pencil on the upper left corner.
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"2004.19.1.1.10 - Album Leaf from Illustrations of Costumes from the Qianlong Court, Mactaggart Art Collection." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/21-20155. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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