[Qing dai gong ting ren wu sheng huo hua ji = Album of court life and court figures in Qing dynasty China]
[清代宮廷人物生活畫集 = Album of court life and court figures in Qing dynasty China]
- Bib ID:
- 2508932
- Format:
- Picture
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item
- Description:
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- [China?] : [publisher not identified], [between 1840 and 1890]
- 2 albums (22 unnumbered paintings) : watercolour ; 33 cm
- Series:
- Pith painting and trade art collections.
- Summary:
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A set of 22 gouache paintings on pith paper showing court figures and palace life in Qing dynasty China.
- Full contents:
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- [1]. Huang di = Emperor
- [2]. Huang hou = Empress
- [3]. Cheng xiang = Prime minister
- [4]. Gui fei = Concubine
- [5]. Da cheng = Minister
- [6]. Gui fu ren = Imperial lady
- [7]. Wu jiang = Military general
- [8]. Shi nü = Maid
- [9]. Huang zi = Prince
- [10]. Gong zhu = Princess
- [11]. Hu wei = Bodyguard
- [12]. Gui fu ren = Noblewoman
- [13]. Shi du = Reading
- [14]. Shi nü feng dian xin = Serving dessert
- [15]. Chuan xin = Giving a message
- [16]. Ren zi = Recognising words
- [17]. Ting zheng = The emperor is administering
- [18]. Shi zhuang = Serving to dress up
- [19]. Mian zou sheng shang = Reporting to the emperor
- [20]. Shi nü feng cha = Serving tea
- [21]. Chuan ling = Giving order
- [22]. Chi gong = Holding bow.
- [1]. 皇帝 = Emperor
- [2]. 皇后 = Empress
- [3]. 丞相 = Prime minister
- [4]. 貴妃 = Concubine
- [5]. 大臣 = Minister
- [6]. 貴夫人 = Imperial lady
- [7]. 武將 = Military general
- [8]. 侍女 = Maid
- [9]. 皇子 = Prince
- [10]. 公主 = Princess
- [11]. 護衛 = Bodyguard
- [12]. 貴婦人 = Noblewoman
- [13]. 侍讀 = Reading
- [14]. 侍女奉點心 = Serving dessert
- [15]. 傳信 = Giving a message
- [16]. 認字 = Recognising words
- [17]. 聽政 = The emperor is administering
- [18]. 侍妝 = Assisting with dressing up
- [19]. 面奏聖上 = Reporting to the emperor
- [20]. 侍女奉茶 = Serving tea
- [21]. 傳令 = Giving order
- [22]. 持弓 = Holding bow.
- Notes:
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- Original painting on pith paper.
- Title devised by cataloguer based on the images.
- Watercolour on pith paper backed on plain mianlin paper, pasted down with blue silk ribbon.
- The album also contains the signature of its early owner Samuel Watson Steedman who was an English military chaplain who officiated at the opening of the British church in Canton in 1849 and became colonial chaplain in Hong Kong in 1852.
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-148484546
- Donated by Gertrude F. (Jean) Williams.
- Subject:
- Also Titled:
- Album of court life and court figures in Qing dynasty China
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- Copyright restrictions may apply.
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Since 1960 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Artistic
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1890
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