Translation of the Chinese text: "Winter court…
Translation of the Chinese text: "Winter court robe, chaopao, the second 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 the flared shoulder collar and sleeves in azurite-blue colour with golden bands trimmed with seal fur. Also, at the joint places of the sleeves and shoulders decorate with trimming, just like [the trimming on] the court vest. [text continued on left leaf, 2004.19.1.1.28]"
(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 "(39)" is handwritten in pencil on the upper left corner. Below the pencil number there are two black ink markings.
"2004.19.1.1.29 - Album Leaf from Illustrations of Costumes from the Qianlong Court, Mactaggart Art Collection." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/21-20237. Accessed 09 Oct. 2024.