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The Flag of the 13-Zodiacal Constellation of the Stars Markab and Sheat B in Pegasus, Which Accompanies the Escort of the Emperor’s Great Chariot

Painting
1736-1795
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Page of the illustrated manuscript "The Illustrated Regulations for Ceremonial Paraphernalia of the Present Dynasty."

Object details

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Object type
Titles
  • The Flag of the 13-Zodiacal Constellation of the Stars Markab and Sheat B in Pegasus, Which Accompanies the Escort of the Emperor’s Great Chariot (generic title)
  • 清 冷鑒 皇朝禮器圖式:皇帝大駕鹵簿室宿旗圖 冊 (published title)
Materials and techniques
Ink and colour on silk
Brief description
Page of the illustrated manuscript "The Illustrated Regulations for Ceremonial Paraphernalia of the Present Dynasty."
Dimensions
  • Height: 42.3cm
  • Width: 41.3cm
Object history
The acquisition register notes that D.1947 to D.2017 - 1900 were purchased from the dealer E. Parsons & Sons. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
The Parsons archive file make no mention of this group of album pages, however, so it is not entirely clear how they were acquired. Research suggests that this group of album pages belongs to the same set of the 'Illustrated Paraphernalia' as another in the V&A, museum numbers 805 to 903 -1886, which may have been take from the Yuanming Yuan (Summer Palace) in 1860 when it was plundered and destroyed by British and French troops during the Second Opium War.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
D.2017-1900

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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