Oil painting, by dutch painter hubert vos, of the dowager empress cixi of qing dynasty siting on an armchair. On the bamboo forest painted background, there is written from right to left, in traditionnal chinese 《大清國慈禧皇太后》 (simplified: 《大清国慈禧皇太后》), meaning "great qing empire cixi empress". Cups of fruits surrounding the character, as for any highest rank personality in imperial china. Object Type: painting. Date: 1906. Dimensions: height: 223 cm (87.7 in); width: 142 cm (55.9 in)[1]. Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Summer Palace, Beijing. The Portrait of the Qing Dynasty Cixi Imperial Dowager Empress of China
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