Object TypealbumArtistHuang Dao; Men Yingzhao; Jiang RenshuDate Madeca. 1785
Item Details
Object TypealbumArtistHuang Dao; Men Yingzhao; Jiang RenshuDate Madeca. 1785
Accession Number
2004.19.1.1
Title
Illustrations of Costumes from the Qianlong Court
Alternate TitleHuangchao liqi tushi, or The Regulations for the Ceremonial Paraphernalia of the [Qing] Dynasty; Drawings of Costume and Accessories of the Empress Dowager and Empress
Category
albums
Object Type
album
Artist
Huang Dao; Men Yingzhao; Jiang Renshu
Date Made
ca. 1785
Place Made
China
Culture
Chinese
Period
Qing 18th century
Materials
ink and colour on silk
Measurements
overall: 7.4 cm x 44.1 cm x 45.2 cm
Description
From the original 34 folios, this album depicts Qing court costumes appropriate to the Empress Dowager or Empress with short descriptive captions. It contains 67 leaves consisting of 36 finely detailed watercolor…
From the original 34 folios, this album depicts Qing court costumes appropriate to the Empress Dowager or Empress with short descriptive captions. It contains 67 leaves consisting of 36 finely detailed watercolor paintings on silk, 27 pages of descriptive text written on silk, and 2 double-leaves bearing official court seals.
Inscriptions and Colophons
Chinese calligraphy in black ink on each page identifies the user and the objects' function. Rules and regulations pertaining to its design and materials used in fabrication are written on the left-hand side leaf or…
Chinese calligraphy in black ink on each page identifies the user and the objects' function. Rules and regulations pertaining to its design and materials used in fabrication are written on the left-hand side leaf or on a seperate album leaf next to the relevant paintings. Two leaves bear a small oval seal of the Summer Palace in Peking, another bears a small oval seal inscribed 'Treasure examined by Qianlong'. It is also inscribed by Sir Thomas Phillips HMC in pencil and labeled 18054. The storage box is inscribed with a gilt label.
Credit Line
Gift of Sandy and Cécile Mactaggart
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"2004.19.1.1 - Illustrations of Costumes from the Qianlong Court, Mactaggart Art Collection." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/21-20519. Accessed 01 Jun. 2023.