La processione della corte imperiale mongola - Unknown artist - Mongolia
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Tempera on canvas from the 19th century titled La processione della corte imperiale mongola, depicting the Mongol Empress and her court in a ceremonial scene, measuring 645 by 350 mm, signed on the panel by an unknown artist and in good condition from Mongolia, not sold with a stand.
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The procession of the Mongol imperial court.
Ancient tempera on canvas depicting the Mongol Empress and her court.
The isolated figure on the left is most likely the empress herself (the Khatun), placed at the front of the procession to emphasize her supreme rank.
In Asian and Mongol ceremonial representations, the main figure opens the procession or is portrayed detached from the rest of the group. In this case, she walks alone at the front, while all the other women advance strictly in orderly pairs or in a parade behind her.
Her boqta stands out for verticality and rigidity compared to those of the procession behind her.
In official portraits of the empresses of the Yuan dynasty (such as the famous Portrait of Empress Chabi held at the National Palace Museum), the majesty of the hat reflected directly the woman’s noble status.
The figure clasps her hands in front of her chest, hidden within the long, wide sleeves of the robe (deel), a formal posture typical of royalty and court portraits to convey composure and imperial decorum.
Directly behind her are two figures who seem to be facing each other (perhaps higher-ranking ladies-in-waiting or secondary wives), followed then by the palace maids with coordinated headgear.
Dimensions 645 x 350 mm
The procession of the Mongol imperial court.
Ancient tempera on canvas depicting the Mongol Empress and her court.
The isolated figure on the left is most likely the empress herself (the Khatun), placed at the front of the procession to emphasize her supreme rank.
In Asian and Mongol ceremonial representations, the main figure opens the procession or is portrayed detached from the rest of the group. In this case, she walks alone at the front, while all the other women advance strictly in orderly pairs or in a parade behind her.
Her boqta stands out for verticality and rigidity compared to those of the procession behind her.
In official portraits of the empresses of the Yuan dynasty (such as the famous Portrait of Empress Chabi held at the National Palace Museum), the majesty of the hat reflected directly the woman’s noble status.
The figure clasps her hands in front of her chest, hidden within the long, wide sleeves of the robe (deel), a formal posture typical of royalty and court portraits to convey composure and imperial decorum.
Directly behind her are two figures who seem to be facing each other (perhaps higher-ranking ladies-in-waiting or secondary wives), followed then by the palace maids with coordinated headgear.
Dimensions 645 x 350 mm
Details
Sold with frame
No
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Artist
Unknown artist
Title of artwork
La processione della corte imperiale mongola
Technique
Tempera
Signature
Plate signed
Country of origin
Mongolia
Sold with stand
No
Condition
Good condition
Height
645 mm
Width
350 mm
Depiction/theme
Historical scene
Period
19th century
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