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| Keywords: TaitaiWanRongJohnston.jpg Picture of Reginald Johnston Empress Wan Rong and Isabel Ingram in the Forbidden City Beijing China The context of the photo is given by Isabel Ingram's diary entry for June 11 1924 Went in at 10 30 as usual Surprised the Emperor playing the piano in the Chien Hsiao Kung The Empress was combing her hair I watched the process The Emperor came in and started to tickle her and was cutting up the whole day It was suggested that my hair be combed Manchu style again The Emperor agreed at once and sent for a photographer also said he would dress Johnston up too The Emperor went over for him and brought him back to the Empress's palace before we were ready They all watched the process It took quite awhile -- making new parts etc Liu combed it again I wore a light green gown with a lavender chin shih which the Empress gave me afterwards own archive 1924-06-11 Kenmayer 1920s headwear 1920s photographs of China 1924 in Beijing 20th-century black and white photographs of China Group photographs June 1924 in China Empress_Wan-Rong People of China in 1924 People of the United States in 1924 Three people | ||||
