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2004.19.1.1.37 - Album Leaf from Illustrations of Costumes from the Qianlong Court

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Object Typealbum leaf Artistunknown Date Madeca. 1759

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Object Typealbum leaf Artistunknown Date Madeca. 1759
Accession Number 2004.19.1.1.37 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 40.9 cm; image: 32.8 cm x 30.5 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 2004.19.1.36) and it contains seven columns of regular script calligraphy describing the regulations of a court vest (chaogua), the third style, for the empress dowager and empress. The text on this leaf is continued on the attached leaf on the left side.
Inscriptions and Colophons
皇太后 皇后朝褂三 謹按 本朝定制 皇太后 皇后朝褂 色用石青 片金緣 繡文前後立龍各二 中...

Translation of the Chinese text: Court vest chaogua, the third style, for the Empress…

皇太后 皇后朝褂三 謹按 本朝定制 皇太后 皇后朝褂 色用石青 片金緣 繡文前後立龍各二 中...

Translation of the Chinese text: Court vest chaogua, the third style, for the Empress Dowager and Empress/In accordance with the decree of the present dynasty:/The court vest of the Empress Dowager and Empress is in azurite-blue colour and with gold trimming. There are embroidered patterns with two standing-dragon motifs on each of the front and back. The middle... [text continued on left leaf, 2004.19.1.1.36]"

(Translated and transcribed by Lisa Claypool, Ed., China’s Imperial Modern: The Painter’s Craft, Edmonton, AB: University of Alberta Museums, 2012, p. 103; Modified by Isabel Pi-fen Chueh)

On the reverse of the piece "(32)" is handwritten in pencil on the upper right corner.

 Credit Line Gift of Sandy and Cécile Mactaggart
2004.19.1.1.37 - Album Leaf from Illustrations of Costumes from the Qianlong Court

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"2004.19.1.1.37 - Album Leaf from Illustrations of Costumes from the Qianlong Court, Mactaggart Art Collection." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/21-20245. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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2004.19.1 - Illustrations of Costumes from the Qianlong Court

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2004.19.1.2 - Inner Folder for Illustrations of Costumes from the Qianlong Court

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