COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
Bookreader_Chinese Drawings_59
Reference Number:
Chinese Drawings 59
Series Title:
Rylands Chinese Collection - Illustrations
Parent Work Title:
Emperor and Empress, with the Imperial Court
Date Created:
[date not identified]
Description:
Chinese album of twelve paintings of the Emperor and Empress, with the Imperial Court. Each painting is set within a blue silk frame. Plus one loose painting of butterflies and insects. No date. c1880/1900?
Subject:
China--Social life and customs
Subject:
Art, Chinese
Subject:
Butterflies
Subject:
Insects
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Technique Used:
Painting (image-making)
Support:
Pith paper
Support:
Silk (textile)
Places Covered:
China
Item Height:
295 mm
Item Width:
215 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
References:
Zheng Yaying and John B.W. Deane, Handlist of the Chinese Collections in the John Rylands University Library of Manchester (unpublished catalogue, 1991)
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2020-02-27
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2022-02
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Rylands