Portrait of princess UlaNara at age 16, painted by Giuseppe Castiglione “Lang Shining” in 1734, Chinese porcelain plate. Hoifa-Nara, the Step Empress: Ula-Nara or Ulanara, the Step Empress (11 March 1718 – 19 August 1766), of the Manchu Plain Yellow Banner Ula-Nara clan, was a consort of the Qianlong Emperor. She was seven years his junior. Diameter: 8 inches = 20 cm; Weight: 13. 6 oz. = 385 gram; Height: 1.75 inches = 4.5 cm; Condition: perfect, no defects Provenance: private collection of in USA. Market price: A silk painting of Ula-Nara was auctioned at HK$ 40 million = $5 million USD in 2012. Another painting of Qing Dynasty Empress was sold at more than $130 Million USD in 2015. Giuseppe Castiglione, S.J. (simplified Chinese: 郎世宁; traditional Chinese: 郎世寧; pinyin: Lángshìníng) (19 July 1688 – 17 July 1766), was an Italian Jesuit brother and a missionary in China, where he served as an artist at the imperial court of three emperors – the Kangxi, Youngzheng and Qianlong emperors. He painted in a style that is a fusion of European and Chinese traditions.