Translation of the Chinese text: "Winter court robe chaopao, the third style for the empress dowager and…
Translation of the Chinese text: "Winter court robe chaopao, the third style for the empress dowager and empress/In accordance with the decree of the present dynasty:/The winter robes of the Empress Dowager and Empress are bright yellow in colour with golden bands trimmed with seal fur. [text continued on left leaf, 2004.19.1.1.24]"
(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 "(43)" is handwritten in pencil on the upper left corner. Below the pencil number are two black ink markings.
"2004.19.1.1.25 - Album Leaf from Illustrations of Costumes from the Qianlong Court, Mactaggart Art Collection." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/21-20217. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.