“The Empress Dowager, Tze Hsi [Cixi] of China.”

Item

Katharine Carl. 1902. “‘The Empress Dowager, Tze Hsi [Cixi] of China.’.”, Gateway to the East: China at the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair, accessed February 11, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/gateway-to-the-east/item/57683

Title
“The Empress Dowager, Tze Hsi [Cixi] of China.”
Description
Original oil on canvas with camphor wood frame, 297.2 × 173.4 cm (117 × 68.25 inches)
Creator
Katharine Carl
Date
1903
Source
Digital reproduction, courtesy National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, Transfer from the Smithsonian American Art Museum, S2011.16.1-2a-ap
Smithsonian Institution S2011.16.1-2a-ap
Format
painting

Katharine Carl. 1902. “‘The Empress Dowager, Tze Hsi [Cixi] of China.’.”, Gateway to the East: China at the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair, accessed February 11, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/gateway-to-the-east/item/57683