IDENTIFIERS
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id:	185640
accession number:	4168.2

DATE AUDIT
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created:	Monday 10 October 2011
updated:	Thursday 28 August 2025

DESCRIPTIVE DATA
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object type: A watercolour drawing from the album 4168. This image depicts a Qing court lady seated in an ornate chair in an elegant interior setting. The figure wears a court robe in blue and yellow with elaborate dragon and cloud motifs, indicating her high status. Her outfit features intricate embroidery and decorative elements, and she wears a black hat with red trim and accessories. The lady sits in an intricately carved wooden chair with orange tapestry and curved armrests, positioned on an ornate platform. Beside her is a tall stone table with blue displaying shelf. On the shelf are a bronze incense burner and a red vase with plants. The painting is executed in the style typical of Chinese export art from around the late 18th or early 19th century, with careful attention to details in the clothing, furniture, and decorative objects. The style combines Chinese painting techniques with elements designed to appeal to Western tastes, particularly in the detailed rendering of the figure's sumptuous costume and the well-appointed interior setting. Previously described as "Manchu official".
title:	drawing

LICENSING
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text license status:	CC0
image license status:	CC-BY-NC-SA

OWNERSHIP
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instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum
department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

STABLE URL
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url:	https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/185640





TECHNIQUES
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watercolour, bodycolour, and ink with heightening in white and silver, on pith paper, laid down with with strips of blue silk-covered paper
drawing

CATEGORIES
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category: drawing

DATING
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culture:	19th Century

CREATORS
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maker: Yunqua

DIMENSIONS
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dimension: Height
units: mm
value: 336

dimension: Width
units: mm
value: 253



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