Painting

Portrait

66-29-9

From: China

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 66-29-9
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Chinese
Provenience China
Period Qing Dynasty
Section Asian
Materials Paper | Pigment
Inscription Language Chinese Language
Description

A portrait of an empress or aristocratic lady seated on a black chair with green designs. She is wearing a robe in red, blue, green and gold as well as a jade necklace and gold earrings. Her gold headdress has dangling pearls with a chime and bat motif. The four red circles in the headdress have the Chinese characters: 奉天誥命 in an archaistic style. The background is tan and there is a geometric pattern on the carpet at the bottom which is filled with flowers and butterflies.

Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Samuel Rotan, 1966

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