album;
print;
calligraphy
- Museum number
- 1928,0815,0.9.1
- Title
- Series: Battle prints
- Description
-
Preface (album. 1 of 2.) to a series of 16 copper-plate engravings of Qianlong's campaign in east Turkestan. Handwritten by Qianlong. Ink on paper. Calligraphy.
- Production date
- 1764-1772 (circa)
- Dimensions
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Height: 51 centimetres
-
Width: 88.50 centimetres
- $Inscriptions
-
- Curator's comments
- According to the Register, items registered as 1928,0815,0.9 (1-5) relate to Emperor Qianlong's Campaigns and consist of: 'Four prints and a double-page of text, from the Emperor's own copy of the series of prints by French engravers after drawings by Jesuits, an imperfect set of which is in the Dept. (C.243.b.34).' Descriptions for individual items include the fact that the inscriptions are in Chien Lung's [Qianlong's] handwriting.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1928
- Department
- Asia
- Registration number
- 1928,0815,0.9.1
