Cixi, Empress Dowager of China, 1835-1908, Photographs
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Xunling, 1874-1943
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
Cixi (慈禧太后), Empress Dowager of China, 1835-1908, Photographs. Forty-four glass plate negatives depicting the Empress Dowager of China, Cixi of the Qing dynasty, taken between 1903 to 1905 by the photographer Xunling (勋龄; ca.1880-1943). Scenes include the empress dowager on the imperial barge, in the Summer Palace (颐和园) with attendants, and individ...
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Xunling, 1874-1943
Der Ling, Princess, 1885-1944
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1903-1905
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1 Glass plate negative (glass plate negative 1, 12.7 x 10.2 cm.( 5 x 4 in.))
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
A reproduction taken from a print. Left front, Second Chief Eunuch Cui Yugui; Right front, First Chief Eunuch Li Lianying; Left of Cixi; Empress Longyu; far left of Cixi, Jinfei; Right of Cixi, , Fourth Princess (daughter of Prince Qing). The dog in front of Cixi is her favorite, "Sea Otter."
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Xunling, 1874-1943
Der Ling, Princess, 1885-1944
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1903-1905
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1 Glass plate negative (glass plate negative 1, 24.1 x 17.8 cm.(9.5 x 7 in.))
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
From left to right: Three unidentified eunuchs (Possibly Second Chief Eunuch Cui Yigui in center), Yuanda Nainai, Fourth Princess (daughter of Prince Qing), Empress Longyu, unidentified attendant (possibly Third Princess), Cixi, unidentified attendant, unidentified attendant, First Chief Eunuch Li Lianying, Jinfei, Princess Der Ling (Deling), Lily,...
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Xunling, 1874-1943
Der Ling, Princess, 1885-1944
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1903-1905
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1 Glass plate negative (glass plate negative 1, 12.7 x 10.2 cm.( 5 x 4 in.))
- Collection ID:
- FSA.A.13
- Repository:
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
Left front, Second Chief Eunuch Cui Yugui; right of Cixi, First Chief Eunuch Li Lianying; Right of Cixi, Fourth Princess (daughter of Prince Qing).
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Xunling, 1874-1943
Der Ling, Princess, 1885-1944
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1903-1905
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1 Glass plate negative (glass plate negative 1, 24.1 x 17.8 cm.(9.5 x 7 in.))
- Collection ID:
- FSA.A.13
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
A reproduction taken from a print. Original is SC-GR-265. From left to right: Three unidentified eunuchs (Possibly Second Chief Eunuch Cui Yigui in center), Yuanda Nainai, Fourth Princess (daughter of Prince Qing), Empress Longyu, unidentified attendant (possibly Third Princess), Cixi, unidentified attendant, unidentified attendant, First Chief Eun...
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Xunling, 1874-1943
Der Ling, Princess, 1885-1944
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1903-1905
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1 Glass plate negative (glass plate negative 1, 12.7 x 10.2 cm.( 5 x 4 in.))
- Collection ID:
- FSA.A.13
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
Left front, Second Chief Eunuch Cui Yugui; right of Cixi, First Chief Eunuch Li Lianying; Right of Cixi, Fourth Princess (daughter of Prince Qing).
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Xunling, 1874-1943
Der Ling, Princess, 1885-1944
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1903-1905
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1 Glass plate negative (glass plate negative 1, 24.1 x 17.8 cm.(9.5 x 7 in.))
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
From left to right: Second Chief Eunuch Cui Yugui, Empress Longyu, Junshou, Princess Der Ling (Deling), Cixi, Rongling, Fourth Princess, Yuanda Nainai, Lily, Louisa Pierson (Lady Yugeng)
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Xunling, 1874-1943
Der Ling, Princess, 1885-1944
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1903-1905
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1 Glass plate negative (glass plate negative 1, 24.1 x 17.8 cm.(9.5 x 7 in.))
- Collection ID:
- FSA.A.13
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
From right to left: Empress Longyu, Junsho, Princess Der Ling (Deling), Cixi, Second Chief Eunuch Cui Yugui, Fourth Princess, Yuanda Nainai, Lily, Lady Yugeng (Louisa Pierson), Rongling.
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Xunling, 1874-1943
Der Ling, Princess, 1885-1944
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1903-1905
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1 Glass plate negative (glass plate negative 1, 24.1 x 17.8 cm.(9.5 x 7 in.))
- Collection ID:
- FSA.A.13
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
From left to right: Lady Yugeng (Louisa Pierson), Princess Der Ling (Deling), unidentified eunuch, Cixi, Rongling. The group is standing before the Fuyinxuan behind Leshoutang on Wanshoushan.
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Xunling, 1874-1943
Der Ling, Princess, 1885-1944
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1903-1905
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1 Glass plate negative (glass plate negative 1, 24.1 x 17.8 cm.(9.5 x 7 in.))
- Collection ID:
- FSA.A.13
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
Woman to the right of Cixi (慈禧太后) is Sarah Pike Conger (born c.1843 - ?), wife of Edwin Hurd Conger, American Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary to Beijing. Young girl is Lily, daughter of the photographer.
