print
- Museum number
- 1899,0420,0.124
- Title
- Series: Battle Prints
- Description
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The Emperor about to preside over a victory banquet for officers and soldiers who had distinguished themselves during military campaigns; the Emperor, carried in a litter in the foreground to left, in a procession moving towards the Tseu-kouang-ko, a building in the western part of the gardens of the Imperial Palace at Peking (Beijing); to left and to right, Chinese figures, many kneeling; in the distance to right, Marble Bridge and the Pai-t'a (White Pagoda). Inscription and seals. Engraving on very thin paper (two sheets conjoined before printing).
- Production date
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1778-1785
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1776 (label information)
- Dimensions
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Height: 51.40 centimetres (sheet; trimmed)
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Width: 89 centimetres (sheet; trimmed)
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- Following the success of Qianlong's commission to have a series of prints engraved in France after drawings by missionaries in Peking, the Emperor commemorated other military successes with plates engraved in China by Chinese engravers.
According to the P&D Register, this print represent 'The ceremony attending the conferring of rewards on successful generals'. 1776'.
- Location
- Not on display
- Condition
- The print is very damaged.
- Acquisition date
- 1899
- Department
- Asia
- Registration number
- 1899,0420,0.124