2004.19.1.1.11 - Album Leaf from Illustrations of Costumes from the Qianlong Court - University of Alberta Museums Search Site

2004.19.1.1.11 - Album Leaf from Illustrations of Costumes from the Qianlong Court

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Object Typealbum leaf Artistunknown Date Madeca. 1759

Item Details

Object Typealbum leaf Artistunknown Date Madeca. 1759

Accession Number 2004.19.1.1.11 Title Album Leaf from Illustrations of Costumes from the Qianlong Court Category albums Object Type album leaf Artist unknown 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: 24.9 cm x 18.4 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 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 right leaf of one folio (attached to 2004.19.1.10) depicting a formal court metal collar, or tourque. The Chinese script describes the pictorial content of the painting and is translated as "illustration of jeweled collar lingyue for the Empress Dowager and Empress".

Inscriptions and Colophons

皇太后皇后領約圖

Handwritten in pencil on a small piece of paper pasted onto the silk, bottom center: "ornament/For the neck"

Translation of the Chinese text: "Illustration of Jeweled collar lingyue for the…

皇太后皇后領約圖

Handwritten in pencil on a small piece of paper pasted onto the silk, bottom center: "ornament/For the neck"

Translation of the Chinese text: "Illustration of Jeweled collar lingyue for the Empress Dowager and Empress"

On the reverse of the piece "(57)" is handwritten in pencil on the upper left corner. Below the pencil number are two black ink markings.

Credit Line Gift of Sandy and Cécile Mactaggart

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2004.19.1.1.11 - Album Leaf from Illustrations of Costumes from the Qianlong Court

Object Type Artist Date Made

2004.19.1 - Illustrations of Costumes from the Qianlong Court

Publications

Author Vollmer, John E.

Title Dressed to Rule: 18th Century Court Attire in the Mactaggart Art Collection

Publication Date 2007