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Or 2231
- Record Id:
- 032-003463867
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003463867
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100087007662.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 2231
- Title:
- 歷代帝王像 Li dai di wang xiang [Portraits of the rulers of successive dynasties]
- Scope & Content:
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This manuscript contains colour portraits of 86 rulers of China (including emperors and other important power holders) in China from Fuxi 伏羲 to the Qianlong 乾隆 Emperor, including two female rulers, Empress Lu in the Han dynasty and Empress Wu Zetian. Each portrait is accompanied by a basic description which may include surname, title, reign years, and other significant details. Some rulers do not have portraits but are mentioned in the descriptions.
Two seals on the title slips pasted on the front cover: 陳錫圭印 飛石氏.
This colour album is in concertina format with flower-patterned silk covers (now faint) and a title slip pasted centrally onto the front cover. Two red seals are visible on the title slip with more accompanying each description.
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Chinese Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
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- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003463867
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-003463867
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 volume (87 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Chinese
- Scripts:
- Chinese
Han (Traditional) - Start Date:
- 1735
- End Date:
- 1796
- Date Range:
- 1735-1796
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Ink and colour on paper, silk
Format: Concertina album. On the right-hand side of each opening is the description of the ruler and on the left-hand side is their portrait.
Dimensions: 194 x 322 mm
Foliation: 87 folios
Binding: Concertina. 1 silk title slip has been pasted onto the front cover.
- Source of Acquisition:
- Purchased by the British Museum in 1880.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)