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. 1785
Item Details
Object Typealbum leaf
Artistunknown
Date Madeca. 1785
Accession Number
2004.19.1.1.11
Title
Album Leaf from Illustrations of Costumes from the Qianlong Court
Category
albums
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Artist
unknown
Date Made
ca. 1785
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…
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
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…
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.
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Page Citation
"2004.19.1.1.11 - Album Leaf from Illustrations of Costumes from the Qianlong Court, Mactaggart Art Collection." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/21-20156. Accessed 03 Oct. 2023.
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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
