COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL1215936
Reference Number:
Chinese Crawford 457
Image Title:
South side of Xieqiqu
Alternative Image Title:
Harmonious Wonder
Parent Work Title:
Yuanmingyuan tujing
Alternative Parent Work Title:
圓明園圖景
Translated Parent Work Title:
Scenes from the Gardens of Perfect Brightness
Creator:
Ilantai, active approximately 1749-1793
Creator Role:
Artist
Date Created:
1781-1787
Page/Sheet:
Plate 2a
Image Sequence Number:
P002-a
Description:
Illustration: unfinished coloured painting: south side of Xieqiqu (Harmonious Wonder). Handwritten notes in French at the top and bottom of the painting translated as "it has just begun to be coloured" and "example for colouring". Pencil outline of trees can be seen on the right hand side of the painting.
Subject:
Palaces--China
Subject:
Fountains
Subject:
China--History
Subject:
Architecture
Technique Used:
Painting (image-making)
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Support:
Paper
Creation Site:
China
Style Period:
Qing Dynasty
Time Period Covered:
18th Century CE
Places Covered:
China: Beijing Shi: Beijing
Item Height:
569 mm
Item Width:
505 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
References:
Durand, A. & Thiriez, A. "Engraving the Emperor of China's European Palaces.", 'Biblion; the Bulletin of the New York Public Library '. 1, no.2 (Spring 1993), pp.81-107)
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2012-05-03
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2018-02
Educational Notes:
Qing: China's multilingual empire exhibition
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Academic Project Lead:
Julianne Simpson
Collection Code:
Rylands
South side of Xieqiqu
