Portrait of the Emperor Yung Cheng
CultureChinese
Date18th century
MediumHanging scroll; painting on silk
DimensionsOverall: 45 1/2 × 82 1/4 inches (115.57 × 208.92 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number34-257
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DescriptionStanding figure of emperor with a moustache, wearing a black embroidered brocade dress and red cloak.Exhibition HistoryCostumes from the Forbidden City,Metropolitan Museum of Art. February-July 1945.
With Wan Ku Chai, Peiping (modern-day Beijing), China, by May 9, 1934 [1];
Purchased from Wan Ku Chai, through Laurence Sickman, by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1934.
NOTES:
[1] Sickman's purchase record, Nelson-Atkins Archives, RG80-15 William Rockhill Nelson Trust Office Files, box 1a, Art Invoices/Vouchers 1934.
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