" PAINTED BY THE IMPERIAL BRUSH OF TZU HSI, EMPRESS DOWAGER, 



IN THE NINTH YEAR OF T'UNG CHIH (1870) IN THE LAST TEN DAYS 



OF THE THIRD MONTH OF SPRING " 



(AUTHOR'S COLLECTION) 



This picture bears the Imperial Seal and congratulatory verses by three high 



officials of the period 

 Picture presented to Prince Wei by the late Empress Dowager 



To face p. 142 



