Empress Dowager Cixi; Katharine A. Carl (1865–1938); Oil on canvas with camphor wood frame, 1903; Transfer from the Smithsonian American Art Museum, S2011.16 Arguably the most powerful empress in ...
EMPRESS DOWAGER CIXI: The Concubine Who Launched Modern China. By Jung Chang. Knopf. 373 pages. $30. When Empress Dowager Cixi arrived at Beijing's Forbidden City as a concubine in 1852, it contained ...
WASHINGTON — Cixi, the Grand Empress Dowager, led China for more than half a century until her death in 1908. In 1903, she opened up to one Western influence: photography. The Smithsonian’s Arthur M.
A new exhibit at the Freer Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., features photos of Cixi, a teenage concubine turned empress who ruled China for 43... Powerful Portraits Capture China's Empress Dowager ...
Her original first name was considered too inconsequential to enter in the court registry, yet she became the most powerful woman in 19th-century China. Born in 1835 to a prominent Manchu family, Cixi ...
HOUSTON, November 17, 2013 — The Empress Dowager Cixi has been traduced, author Jung Chang says. Reviled as a devious reactionary, the formidable Cixi, whose dour visage, in the minds of many, ...
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Cixi (慈禧太后), Empress Dowager of China ...
The most important woman in Chinese history, Empress Dowager Cixi (1835-1908) ruled China for decades, bringing a medieval empire into the modern age. During a nationwide selection for royal consorts, ...
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