A Carved Red, Black and Brown Lacquer Rectangular Panel

QIANLONG

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A Carved Red, Black and Brown Lacquer Rectangular Panel
Qianlong
Well carved with the victorious army of General Agui marching through the mountains of Sichuan and destroying stone forts of the rebel forces, beneath a long inscription describing the campaign, all within a frame carved with dragons contesting flaming pearls amidst clouds, the reverse painted in gold and red with auspicious emblems and bats amidst clouds on a black lacquer ground
24.5/8in. x 39.3/8in. (62.5 x 100cm.)

Lot Essay

A similar panel is illustrated by D. Clifford, Chinese Carved Lacquer, London, 1992, p. 125, pl. 99, and the author notes that the panel shows the campaign of General Agui, sent in 1771 to suppress an uprising in the mountains of Sichuan. After the rebels surrendered in 1776 the general was greeted by the Qianlong Emperor upon his return to Beijing.

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