Emperor Qianlong’s imperial concubine’s scroll of ancient costume

[Ancient Costume Image of Emperor Qianlong’s Concubine]

Ancient Costume Image of Emperor Qianlong’s Concubine, Qing Dynasty, silk version, color setting, vertical 101 cm, horizontal 97.2 cm
The picture depicts the Qianlong Emperor’s concubine dressing in the mirror. She looked at the bronze mirror in front of her and was carefully putting a golden hairpin on her head. The princess’s attention to makeup and beauty of makeup are an important aspect of her female virtue cultivation. Therefore, she wears them in person and meticulously. The imperial concubine was dressed in a blue dress with lace and gold patterns on the top, which showed the exquisite and gorgeous workmanship of the women’s clothing in the palace, with the characteristics of royal nobility and elegance
There is no famous name on the painting. From the perspective of performance techniques, the figure’s face should be painted by the Western painter Lang Shining, and the figure’s clothing and surrounding environment should be painted by the Chinese court painter Jin Tingbiao. The joint creation of Chinese and Western painters is a major feature of the court painting of the Qianlong Dynasty.