Picture scroll of Giuseppe Castiglione Qianlong Emperor’s hunting party

[Picture of Giuseppe Castiglione and Emperor Qianlong’s Hunting and Dining]
The title of the paragraph: “In April of the 14th year of Qianlong’s reign, Giuseppe Castiglione, the minister of Chen Yuan, was respectfully painted.” The next seal is “Giuseppe Castiglione, the minister” in white and “respectfully painted” in Zhu. In 1749, Emperor Qianlong was 39 years old
The image of the Emperor Qianlong, sitting with his knees crossed, is ingeniously conceived. Although the image is not tall and powerful, nor does it occupy a prominent position in the picture, behind him is a bright yellow treasure tent with the brightest color in the whole picture as a backdrop. At the back of the treasure tent, there are the highest mountains in the whole picture as a screen barrier, and the distribution of attendants and soldiers on both sides forms an octagonal shape, which sets off the otherwise inconspicuous Emperor Qianlong as the central subject of the entire picture, Thus, it is also very natural to highlight the imperial position of Emperor Qianlong, who was not angry and self-reliant. According to the research of experts, this is the only painting that shows that Giuseppe Castiglione once held the official position of “Fengchen Academy Minister”. This is about the position Giuseppe Castiglione took when he participated in the design of the Western style building in Changchun Garden
Emperor Qianlong inherited the ancestral system and worshipped riding, shooting, and martial arts as the “root of Manchuria.”. In order to practice riding and archery skills, from the sixth year to the thirty fifth year of Qianlong’s reign (1741-1770), he went to Mulan paddock or Nanyuan to hunt almost every year. After each hunt, the attendants must first present their prey to him. He will reward each person based on the amount of prey they capture and the merits of their duties, and register for record. Then, he will share the prey with the attendants. In the 14th year of Qianlong’s reign (1749), the Emperor Qianlong and his entourage were waiting for their attendants to pick deer skin, cut deer meat, stew deer soup, and roast deer meat to enjoy the spoils of war. The picture is realistic and full of life

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