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拍品專文
These present leaves seem to be part of the Huangchao Liqi Tushi, the Illustrated Regulations for Ceremonial Paraphernalia of the Present Dynasty, which is an illustrated manuscript commissioned by the Qianlong Emperor during 1750-1759. The original work consists of six categories: ceremonial vessels, scientific equipments, dress, musical instruments, insignia, and weaponry, with more than 1300 leaves of illustrations and explanatory texts. Included in The Complete Library of the Four Treasures (Siku Quanshu) in 1773, these monumental books gathered all the ritual rules and procedures in different areas and fully embody Qianlong's continuous pursuit of a highly codified lifestyle.
Several incomplete versions of the manuscript leaves can be found today in Victoria and Albert Museum, the British Library, the National Museums of Scotland and in the National Museum of Ireland.
The current three double pages bear an explanatory text about a Beile's (prince of the third rank) wife's dress and accessory.
The text may be translated as follows:
1. 'Beile's wife's pointed kerchief must be in accordance with the regulation of the present Dynasty.
This dynasty sets the rule for Beile's wife's pointed kerchief.
The consort of a prince uses the colour of azurite blue.
Same rule applied to the fuguogong and xiangjun.'
2. 'Beile's wife's Chaogua must be in accordance with the regulation of the present Dynasty.
This dynasty sets the rule for Beile's wife's chaogua as in azurite blue.
The consort of a prince uses embroidered four-clawed dragon and an azurite blue silk ribbon behind the collar.
Same rule applied to the fuguogong and xiangjun.'
3. 'Beile's wife's jifugua must be in accordance with the regulation of the present Dynasty.
This dynasty sets the rule for Beile's wife's jifugua as in azurite blue.
A roundel depicting a front facing four-clawed dragon is used in front and behind the jifugua.
Same rule applied to junjun.
Several incomplete versions of the manuscript leaves can be found today in Victoria and Albert Museum, the British Library, the National Museums of Scotland and in the National Museum of Ireland.
The current three double pages bear an explanatory text about a Beile's (prince of the third rank) wife's dress and accessory.
The text may be translated as follows:
1. 'Beile's wife's pointed kerchief must be in accordance with the regulation of the present Dynasty.
This dynasty sets the rule for Beile's wife's pointed kerchief.
The consort of a prince uses the colour of azurite blue.
Same rule applied to the fuguogong and xiangjun.'
2. 'Beile's wife's Chaogua must be in accordance with the regulation of the present Dynasty.
This dynasty sets the rule for Beile's wife's chaogua as in azurite blue.
The consort of a prince uses embroidered four-clawed dragon and an azurite blue silk ribbon behind the collar.
Same rule applied to the fuguogong and xiangjun.'
3. 'Beile's wife's jifugua must be in accordance with the regulation of the present Dynasty.
This dynasty sets the rule for Beile's wife's jifugua as in azurite blue.
A roundel depicting a front facing four-clawed dragon is used in front and behind the jifugua.
Same rule applied to junjun.