Birthday Portrait of a Young Manchu Lady, c. 1800-1850, 45 3/16 × 26 5/8 in. ( × cm) (image)83 × 34 15/16 in. ( × cm) (without roller)86 1/8 × 39 1/16 in. ( × cm) (mount, with roller), Ink and color on silk, China, 18th-19th century, This aristocratic young woman wears a blue robe adorned with circular shou (longevity) characters, telling us that her portrait was commissioned to celebrate her birthday. She is seated at a lacquered table on a garden terrace, wearing a fashionable hairstyle and surrounded by refined and expensive objects.

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