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2004.19.75.2 - Box for Kangxi Emperor's Southern Inspection Tour, Scroll Seven: Wuxi to Suzhou

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Object Typebox Artistunknown Date Made1698

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Object Typebox Artistunknown Date Made1698
Accession Number 2004.19.75.2 Title Box for Kangxi Emperor's Southern Inspection Tour, Scroll Seven: Wuxi to Suzhou Category containers Object Type box Artist unknown Date Made 1698 Place Made China Culture Chinese Period Qing 17th century Materials lacquer Measurements overall: 17.5 cm x 78.7 cm x 19.9 cm Description
This carved black lacquer box with gold details was made to store the Kangxi Emperor’s Southern Inspection Tour, Scroll Seven (2004.19.75.1) by Wang Hui (1632-1717). The box consists of a lower container, decorated…
This carved black lacquer box with gold details was made to store the Kangxi Emperor’s Southern Inspection Tour, Scroll Seven (2004.19.75.1) by Wang Hui (1632-1717). The box consists of a lower container, decorated with gold linework along the bottom edges, and a decorated lid that covers the bottom container. The lid has an inscription label on top, which reads “the picture of the Southern Inspection tour, the seventh scroll” (nan-xun-tu di-qi-juan) and “the second month of the 28th year of the Kangxi period in zi-si cyclical year” (kangxi erh-shi-ba nien zi-si-erh yue), which corresponds to 1698. Under the written inscription is a square seal that states “precious collection of the Celestial Palace” (tien-fu-Jen-cang).

The lid is decorated with gilt dragons and clouds against the black lacquer background. There are nine dragons on the lid: three vertical dragons moving among clouds on the top, two horizontal dragons on each long side and one front-facing coiled dragon on each short side. A label with “Emperor Kangxi” (Kangxi-yeh) in calligraphy is pasted on one of the short sides.

Credit Line Gift of Sandy and Cécile Mactaggart

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"2004.19.75.2 - Box for Kangxi Emperor's Southern Inspection Tour, Scroll Seven: Wuxi to Suzhou, Mactaggart Art Collection." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/21-20556. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.


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Publications

Title Embrace the Horizon: The Kangxi Emperor's Southern Inspection Tour, Scroll VI
Publication Date 2020
Author Vollmer, John and Jacqueline Simcox
Title Emblems of Empire: Selections from the Mactaggart Art Collection
Publication Date 2009