From Album of the Yongzheng Emperor in Costumes, by anonymous court artists, Yongzheng period (1723—35). One of 14 album leaves, colour on silk. The Palace Museum, Beijing.
The Yongzheng Emperor (1723-1735)
The private life of Yongzheng is represented in this gallery by paintings of twelve concubines, arranged according to the four seasons. The many roles in which he envisaged himself are shown in a set of thirteen album leaves in which he appears spearing a tiger, wearing a European wig, as a Daoist Monk and a Buddhist devotee. The Yongzheng period is famous for fine porcelains and lacquer ware. A range of different examples are presented, particularly a very fine group of glazed plates, all in different colours.
