Page 339 - A Re-examination of Late Qing Dynasty Porcelain, 1850-1920 THESIS

Lists were translated in Simon Kwan, Imperial Porcelain of the Late Qing (Hong Kong:
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1983): 27. Originally found in Guochao Gongshi
(History of the Qing Palace).

Each member of the Imperial family was assigned a specific color and design as follows:

Imperial Family Member Color and Design of Wares
Empress Dowager yellow
Empress yellow
Huang guifei (first rank concubine) yellow outside and white inside
Quifei (second rank concubine) yellow with green dragon
Fei (third rank concubine) yellow with green dragon
Bin (fourth rank concubine) blue with yellow dragons
Guiren (fifth rank concubine) green with purple dragons
Changzai (sixth rank concubine) polychrome with red dragons
Daying (seventh rank concubine) polychrome decorations

The Palace Regulation establishes the number of porcelain allocated to the various
members of the imperial family. The imperial family members most relevant to this study
are as follows:

Royal Family Member Object Number of Pieces
Yellow Basin 250
Various Colored Basin 100
Yellow Plates 45
Various Colored Plates 50
Yellow Bowls 100
Empress Dowager Various Colored Bowls 50
Yellow Tea Cups 300
Various Colored Tea Cups 70
Various Colored Cups 100
Spittoons 6
Total: 1,071
Yellow Basin 220
Various Colored Basin 80
Yellow Plates 40
Various Colored Plates 50
Yellow Bowls 100
Empress Various Colored Bowls 50
Yellow Tea Cups 300
Various Colored Tea Cups 70
Various Colored Cups 100
Spittoons 4
Total: 1,071

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