Portraits & Pictures

Portrait of Emperor Qianlong. Part of the painting Qianlong Emperor and His Consorts, features the Qianlong Emperor. The Qianlong Emperor (25 September 1711 – 7 February 1799) was the sixth emperor of the Manchu-led Qing dynasty, and the fourth Qing emperor to rule over China proper.

Concubine of the Emperor Qianlong who lived from 1711 - 1799

Empress Xiaoxianchun (28 March 1712 – 8 April 1748) was the first Empress Consort of the Qianlong Emperor of the Qing dynasty. In 1727, Lady Fuca married Hongli (Prince Bao), the fourth son of the Yongzheng Emperor, and became his primary consort (嫡妃). She then moved into the Palace of Eternal Spring in the western part of the Forbidden City. In 1735, the Yongzheng Emperor died and was succeeded by Prince Bao, who was enthroned as the Qianlong Emperor. Two years after her husband’s coronation, Lady Fuca, as the emperor’s primary consort, was instated as Empress. She was praised and favoured by the emperor.

Part of the painting Qianlong Emperor and His Consorts, features the Consort Ling (令妃) of Qianlong Emperor.

Part of the painting Qianlong Emperor and His Consorts, features the Empress of Qianlong Emperor.

Peacock Spreading Its Tail Feathers. 畫孔雀開屏　軸. 1758. Hanging scroll, ink and colors on silk.

Portrait of the Emperor Troating for Deer – detail. Detail of the two lead riders. 1741. Ink and color on silk mounted on hanging scroll

Golden Pheasants in Spring, 畫錦春圖. 18th century. Hanging scroll, ink and colors on silk.

Fish and Aquatic Plants, 画鱼藻. 18th century. Hanging scroll, ink and colors on silk

Cochin Lemur. 1761. Hanging scroll, ink and colors on silk

Cranes under Shadow of Flowers, 花阴双鹤图. Hanging scroll, ink and colors on silk

Dog by bamboo, 竹蔭西猊狗圖, ink and color on silk.

Long-haired Dog Beneath Blossoms, 繁體. 1727. Hanging scroll, ink and colors on silk

Portrait of the Mongolian prince Dawaci, No. 4 of the series on the Dorbed princes, ca. 1755, Oil on paper, Ethnologisches Museum

Portrait of Yang Maolin, 楊茂林神像, Ming dynasty, 16th – early 17th cent.,Hanging scroll, ink and colours on silk,Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto

Portrait of Yang Woxing,楊我行神像, 16th–17th cent, Hanging scroll, ink and colours on silk, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto

Portrait of Dowager Empress Xiaozhuangwen in Informal Clothing (Frontal Half-Portrait), 孝莊文皇后半身便装像, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662–1722), Album leaf, ink and colours on paper, The Palace Museum, Beijing

Unidentified Painter, Portrait of Lady Li (Lu Xifu’s Wife), 李夫人像（陸禧甫夫人）, Qing dynasty, Guangxu period, 1876, Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto,

Portrait of a Military Officer and His Wife

Unidentified Painter, Portrait of a Military

Officer and His Wife, 佚名夫婦像, Qing dynasty, 18th–19th cent., Hanging scroll, ink and colours on silk, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto

Portrait of the Tianqi Emperor (Xizong, Zhu Youjiao) in Court Dress , 佚名明熹宗朱由校朝服像, Ming dynasty, Tianqi period (1621–1627), Hanging scroll, ink and colours on paper , The Palace Museum, Beijing

Yutang, Curing Vulgarity (Portrait of Gai Qi), 玉堂醫俗圖 (改琦圖像), Qing dynasty, 18th –19th cent., Hanging scroll, ink and colours on paper, The Palace Museum, Beijing

Wu Zhuo, Father and Son Attending an Imperial Audience, 吳焯父子趨直圖, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period, 1790, Handscroll, ink and colours on paper, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto

Yu Shi and Wu Yue, Official Career of Xu Xianqing, 余士吳鉞徐顯卿宦蹟圖, Ming dynasty, Wanli period (1573–1620), 1588, Album of 26 leaves, ink and colours on silk, The Palace Museum, Beijing,

Yu Shi and Wu Yue, Official Career of Xu Xianqing, 余士吳鉞徐顯卿宦蹟圖,Ming dynasty, Wanli period (1573–1620), 1588, Album of 26 leaves, ink and colours on silk, The Palace Museum, Beijing

Emperor Huizong of Song, Auspicious Cranes, 1112, Liaoning Provincial Museum, Shenyang, China

Emperor Wu of Jin by Yan Liben, traditional Chinese painter

Yan Liben, Thirteen Emperors, Emperor Wu of Jin, 7th century, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, USA

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