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Breaking Through the Siege at Hesui: from Battle Scenes of the Quelling of Rebellions in the Western Regions, with imperial Poems

Giuseppe CastiglioneLinkedCulture matchlcp-1e5d0637bace

Date: c. 1765–74; poem dated 1759
Medium: etching, mounted in album form, 16 leaves plus two additional leaves of inscriptions
Culture: China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong reign (1736–95)
Department: Chinese Art
Institution: Cleveland Museum of Art
Object ID: 160161

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This set of etchings was commissioned by Emperor Qianlong to record in pictorial terms the courage of his generals and soldiers in quelling the rebellions in the Western Regions. Qianlong added his own poem to each of the etchings, indicating his appreciation and pride in this demonstration of military might. "Western Regions" refers to the present-day Xingjiang province, often described in Western writing as "Central Asia."

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Credit line: John L. Severance Fund
Provenance: ?–1998: (Ursus Rare Books, NYC, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) | 1998–: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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