Lot Essay
For further reading on the engravings see Michèle Pirazzoli-t'Serstevens, Gravures des Conquêtes de l'Empereur de Chine K'ien-long au Musée Guimet, 1969; see also Sotheby's New York, March 22, 1995, lot 339
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A HAND-COLORED ENGRAVING AFTER CASTIGLIONE ET AL. DEPICTING A MILITARY BATTLE
QIANLONG 1769-74
Part of a set of sixteen engravings commissioned to celebrate the battles of the Emperor Qianlong, this one depicting "The Battle of Khurugui" where an enemy camp is devastated by flooding when the Chinese destroy a dam, subtly colored in shades of green, blue, brown, yellow and red (some staining and creasing in the middle)
30¾ x 45¾in. (78 x 116.2cm.) including the frame
QIANLONG 1769-74
Part of a set of sixteen engravings commissioned to celebrate the battles of the Emperor Qianlong, this one depicting "The Battle of Khurugui" where an enemy camp is devastated by flooding when the Chinese destroy a dam, subtly colored in shades of green, blue, brown, yellow and red (some staining and creasing in the middle)
30¾ x 45¾in. (78 x 116.2cm.) including the frame