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The Xing in the Triumph Music on the Occasions of the Military Triumph Return

Painting
1736-1795
Artist/Maker
Leng Jian
Place of origin
Beijing

Page of the illustrated manuscript "The Illustrated Regulations for Ceremonial Paraphernalia of the Present Dynasty."


Object details

Object type
Painting
Titles
  • The Xing in the Triumph Music on the Occasions of the Military Triumph Return (generic title)
  • 清 冷鑒 皇朝禮器圖式：凱旋凱歌樂星圖 冊 (published title)
Materials and techniques
Ink and colour on silk
Brief description
Page of the illustrated manuscript "The Illustrated Regulations for Ceremonial Paraphernalia of the Present Dynasty."
Dimensions
  • Height: 42.3cm
  • Width: 41.3cm
Object history
Purchased from W Wheeler & Sons. The archive file (53/2014) states that there was a note 'received with the plates' recording that the 'leaves were taken from the Imperial Library in 1861 (when it was destroyed) and brought to England by Lt Chaleners of the 15th Punjabees (Pioneers) afterwards the 23rd'. This seems to be a reference to the Wenlan Library in Hangzhou destroyed by Taiping Forces in 1861. However, there is no evidence to date that the Wenlan Library possessed one of the versions of the Illustrated Regulations. It is probable, therefore, that the date noted in the archive file is a mistake and it should be 1860 and the library referred to would thus be that in the Yuanming Yuan. This is borne out by the fact that the 15th Punjab Infantry served in the 1860 campaign (see Journal of the United Service Institution of India, 1884)
Subjects depicted
凱歌樂
星 (樂器)
凱旋
Collection
East Asia Collection
Accession number
E.1746-1953

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
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