2004.19.1.1.53 - Album Leaf from Illustrations of Costumes from the Qianlong Court
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Object Typealbum leaf
Artistunknown
Date Madeca. 1759
Item Details
Object Typealbum leaf
Artistunknown
Date Madeca. 1759
Accession Number
2004.19.1.1.53
Title
Album Leaf from Illustrations of Costumes from the Qianlong Court
Alternate Title
Ershi, or triple set of pearl court earings
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: 42.1 cm x 40.8 cm; image: 24.7 cm x 18.1 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 2004.19.1.52) depicting three pairs of earrings. The Chinese script describes the pictorial content of the painting and is translated as "illustration of drop earing ershi for the Empress Dowager and Empress."
Inscriptions and Colophons
皇太后 皇后耳飾圖
Translation of the Chinese text: "Illustration of Drop earring ershi for the Empress Dowager and Empress."
On the reverse of the piece "(15)" is handwritten in pencil on the upper left…
皇太后 皇后耳飾圖
Credit Line
Gift of Sandy and Cécile Mactaggart
Translation of the Chinese text: "Illustration of Drop earring ershi for the Empress Dowager and Empress."
On the reverse of the piece "(15)" is handwritten in pencil on the upper left corner. Below the pencil number are two black ink markings.
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Page Citation
"2004.19.1.1.53 - Album Leaf from Illustrations of Costumes from the Qianlong Court, Mactaggart Art Collection." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/21-20262. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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Publications
Author
Vollmer, John and Jacqueline Simcox
Title
Emblems of Empire: Selections from the Mactaggart Art Collection
Publication Date
2009
Pages
323
Author
Vollmer, John E.
Title
Dressed to Rule: 18th Century Court Attire in the Mactaggart Art Collection
Publication Date
2007
