A New Sight into the Double-Side Table-Screen of The 'Portraits of Hongli and His Consort in Ancient Costume'
The Qing Court collection includes the'Portraits of Hongli and His Consort in Ancient Costume'(Qing Rén Huà Hóng Lì Jí Fēi Gǔ Zhuāng Xiàng in Chinese pinyin)now housed in the Palace Museum,which are two scrolls with the shared-number as antique artifacts----Gu 00006524-1/2(故 00006524-1/2)of the portrait of Hongli(弘历)and Gu 00006524-2/2(故 00006524-2/2)of the portrait of Hongli's consort.But,it is studied in the thesis by the inventory of the artifacts expedition southward from the Palace Museum that the scroll-paintings are actually sourced from the pictures on the front and back of a hardwood table-screen,which are originally stored in the Hall of Imperial Longevity in Jingshan.The missing reference number of the antique'Xian San 1'(咸三1)has been found meanwhile.The portrait of Hongli's consort proves to be Empress Xiaoxian by tracing the process of the changes in shape and structure after the establishment of the Palace Museum.It is suggested by the analysis above that the set of works of art should be studied as their original status for more insight into their historical value and significance.It is recommended the scroll paintings be renamed'The Table-Screen Portraits of Emperor Qianlong and Empress in Ancient Costume'.
Qianlong table-screenHall of Imperial Longevitythe cultural antiques southward expeditionthe inventory of stored artifacts in ShanghaiEmpress Xiaoxian(孝贤)
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