Translation of the Chinese text: "Court vest chaogua, the second style, for the…
Translation of the Chinese text: "Court vest chaogua, the second 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, trimmed with gold bands. The vest is embroidered with patterns, including a front-facing dragon on each of the front and back, and with four moving-dragon motifs around the waist. [text continued on left leaf, 2004.19.1.1.42]"
(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 "(25)" is handwritten in pencil on the upper left corner. Below the pencil number are two black ink markings.
"2004.19.1.1.43 - Album Leaf from Illustrations of Costumes from the Qianlong Court, Mactaggart Art Collection." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/21-20252. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.