Detail View: Rylands Collection: South side of Xieqiqu
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Image Number:
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JRL1215936
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Reference Number:
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Chinese Coll 457
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Image Title:
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South side of Xieqiqu
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Alternative Image Title:
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Harmonious Wonder
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Parent Work Title:
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Twenty views of the European Palaces in the Garden of Perfect Brightness
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Date Created:
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18th century
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Page/Sheet:
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Plate 2a
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Image Sequence Number:
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P002-a
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Description:
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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.
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Subject:
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Palaces--China
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Subject:
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Fountains
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Subject:
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China--History
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Subject:
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Architecture
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Technique Used:
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Painting (image-making)
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Technique Used:
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Handwriting
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Support:
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Paper
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Style Period:
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Qing Dynasty
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Time Period Covered:
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18th Century CE
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Places Covered:
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China: Beijing
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Item Height:
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569 mm
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Item Width:
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505 mm
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Item Depth:
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24 mm
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Current Repository:
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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Provenance:
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Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner
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Rights Holder - Image:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Rights holder - Work:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Access Rights:
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References:
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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)
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
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2012-05-03
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Image Creation Technique:
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Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
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Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
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2018-02
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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