Translation of the Chinese text: "[continuing from the right leaf, 2004.19.1.1.13]... and has a slit at the back.The robe can be made of…
Translation of the Chinese text: "[continuing from the right leaf, 2004.19.1.1.13]... and has a slit at the back.The robe can be made of satin or gauze and unlined or lined according to the season. The rest of the design is similar to the first style of winter robe. The first-rank imperial consort will have the same design."
(Translated and transcribed by Lisa Claypool, Ed., China’s Imperial Modern: The Painter’s Craft, Edmonton, AB: University of Alberta Museums, 2012, p. 104; Modified by Isabel Pi-fen Chueh)
On the reverse of the piece "(56)" is handwritten in pencil in the upper right corner.
"2004.19.1.1.12 - Album Leaf from Illustrations of Costumes from the Qianlong Court, Mactaggart Art Collection." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/21-20158. Accessed 31 Aug. 2024.