Collier, V. W. F. [from old catalog] · New York, Stokes · leaf 232
o Peking in 1792,and the first authentic importation into England took placein i860. None were shown until some years later. The official records of the later periods of the Ching orManchu Dynasty have not yet been compiled and published,but it is probable that they will have nothing to say of… … PAINTED BY THE IMPERIAL BRUSH OF TZU HSI, EMPRESS DOWAGER^IN THE NINTH YEAR OF TUNG CHIH (1870) IN THE LAST TEN DAYS of the third month of spring (authors collection) This picture bears the Imperial Seal and congratulatory verses by three high officials of the period Picture presented to Prince Wei…
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