http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/99805/birthday-portrait-of-a-young-manchu-lady-gallery-label-current ArtsConnectEd.org Art Collector Set: Birthday Portrait of a Young Manchu Lady: Gallery Label - Current http://www.artsconnected.org/images/favicon.png http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/99805/birthday-portrait-of-a-young-manchu-lady-gallery-label-current 16 16 http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/99805/birthday-portrait-of-a-young-manchu-lady-gallery-label-current Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 <table cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Title</td> <td><h3>Birthday Portrait of a Young Manchu Lady: Gallery Label - Current</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Author</td> <td><h3>Minneapolis Institute of Arts</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Date</td> <td><h3>2009-03-23</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label" style="padding-right:7px;">Institution</td> <td>Minneapolis Institute of Arts</td> </tr> </table><br/>As indicated by the subject's blue robe adorned with circular <i>shou</i> (longevity) characters, this exquisitely detailed portrait was commissioned to celebrate the birthday of the aristocratic young woman, shown seated at a black-and-gold lacquer table on a garden terrace. She has a fashionable hairstyle and several objects of expensive refinement. On the table near her elbow are a snuff bottle, fan, <i>ruyi</i> (wish granting) scepter, and a porcelain flower vase. At her feet are a blue-and-white jardinière, and an unusual tissue container or sewing box, possibly of Western derivation. Both objects are profusely decorated with butterflies, an auspicious motif, whose character (<i>die</i>) is a pun for the word meaning "age seventy to eighty," another way of wishing someone a long, happy life. http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/99805/birthday-portrait-of-a-young-manchu-lady-gallery-label-current As indicated by the subject's blue robe adorned with circular shou (longevity) characters, this exquisitely detailed portrait was commissioned to celebrate the birthday of the aristocratic young woman, shown seated at a black-and-gold lacquer table on a garden terrace. She has a fashionable hairstyle and several objects of expensive refinement. On the table near her elbow are a snuff bottle, fan, ruyi (wish granting) scepter, and a porcelain flower vase. At her feet are a blue-and-white jardinière, and an unusual tissue container or sewing box, possibly of Western derivation. Both objects are profusely decorated with butterflies, an auspicious motif, whose character (die) is a pun for the word meaning "age seventy to eighty," another way of wishing someone a long, happy life." type="image/jpeg" />As indicated by the subject's blue robe adorned with circular shou (longevity) characters, this exquisitely detailed portrait was commissioned to celebrate the birthday of the aristocratic young woman, shown seated at a black-and-gold lacquer table on a garden terrace. She has a fashionable hairstyle and several objects of expensive refinement. On the table near her elbow are a snuff bottle, fan, ruyi (wish granting) scepter, and a porcelain flower vase. At her feet are a blue-and-white jardinière, and an unusual tissue container or sewing box, possibly of Western derivation. Both objects are profusely decorated with butterflies, an auspicious motif, whose character (die) is a pun for the word meaning "age seventy to eighty," another way of wishing someone a long, happy life." type="image/jpeg" />Copyright Minneapolis Institute of ArtsMinneapolis Institute of Arts