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Empress Dowager Cixi (Mandarin pronunciation: [tsʰɹ̩̌.ɕì]; 29 November 1835 – 15 November 1908) was a Manchu noblewoman of the Yehe Nara clan who effectively but periodically controlled the Chinese government in the late Qing dynasty as empress dowager and regent for almost 50 years, from 1861 until her death in 1908.
Portraits of Empress Dowager Cixi Katharine Augusta Carl (February 12, 1865 – December 7, 1938) (sometimes spelled Katherine Carl ) was an American portrait painter and author. She made paintings of notable and royal people in the United States, Europe and Asia.
Empress Dowager Cixi wearing liangbatou by Katherine A. Carl (1903) Scottish photographer John Thomson photographed the hairstyle in 1894. Another known depiction was an unauthorized oil painting of Empress Cixi by Katherine A. Carl. In diplomatic paintings, it evolved from a simple hair arrangement, to reflecting purpose.
Cixi’s favorite, Hai Lung (or “sea otter”), followed her wherever she went, and was considered “next in importance to the Empress herself,” the empresses’ lady-in-waiting Princess Der ...
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Oil painting of Empress Dowager Cixi by Hubert Vos (c. 1905) These years saw the participation of Empress Dowager Cixi in state affairs. Cixi initially entered the imperial palace in the 1850s as a concubine of the Xianfeng Emperor, and became the mother of the future Tongzhi Emperor.
Ding Dongling, the tomb of Empress Dowager Cixi stands out for its extremely luxurious decoration. [1] The Long'en Hall along with its eastern and western side halls is made from valuable red wood timbers. All three halls are decorated with gold-glazed coloured painting, gilded dragons, and carved stone rails.
MCI #6467 6467 Freer sackler gallery freer sackler gallery accession number S2011.16 accession # S2011.16 S2011.16 The Empress Dowager Tze Hsi of China The Empress Dowager Tze Hsi of China Empress Dowager Tze Hsi China The Empress Dowager Tze Hsi: Original transmission location code: MSC14-0378: IIM version: 4: Lens used