43 leaves, Ink and colour on paper.
Seals of Zhou Peichun.

Dimensions: 26.8 x 23.3 cm. (10¹⁄₂ x 9¹⁄₈ in.)

St. Louis, World's Fair 1904, Group 125, Class 739.

ZHOU PEICHUN (ACT. CA. 1880-1910)
ENSEMBLE DE PEINTURES REPRÉSENTANT DES DIVINITÉS CHINOISES
CHINE, FIN DE LA DYNASTIE QING (1644-1911)
43 PAGES, ENCRE ET COULEUR SUR PAPIER

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A comparable set of six album pages by Zhou Peichun depicting Manchu and Han women's hair styles can be found in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, acquired in 1910 (E.3301, E.3304, E.3307, E,3310, E.3312, & E.3313-1910). While the six women in the V&A set are shown in half-length portraits, the eleven women depicted in this album in are shown full-length within carefully realised domestic interiors. See an album of 31 export paintings depicting Manchu women and officials by Zhou Peichun, sold in Christie’s London, 6 November 2018, lot 162.