Period:Unknown Production date:1784
Materials:paper
Technique:engraving, etching,
Subjects:military barrack/camp scene
Dimensions:Height: 270 millimetres Width: 432 millimetres
Description:
Plate XI: View of a Qing military encampment, circular, with tents and yurts; in the centre, under an an awning, a group of seated Qing figures; in front of it, to right, a Turkic Muslim figure is seated in front of a pile of offerings (?), while directly facing the Qing dignitaries is a group of kneeling Turkic Muslims, one holding up a head on a platter; on either side, under two awnings, spectators (Turkic Muslims to left and Qing to right) and Qing soldiers armed with swords surrounding them; while others put on a display of military prowess, some on horseback; mountainous scenery. 1784 Etching and engraving Reduced version of Plate 13 in original set: The Khan of Badakhsan asks to submit (Le Khan de Badakhsan demande à se soumettre)
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Comments:The Turkic Muslims might be Badakhshanis, and the seated figure facing the Qing dignitaries might be the Khan of Badakhshan.For a description of the set, see 1877,0714.1505.
Materials:paper
Technique:engraving, etching,
Subjects:military barrack/camp scene
Dimensions:Height: 270 millimetres Width: 432 millimetres
Description:
Plate XI: View of a Qing military encampment, circular, with tents and yurts; in the centre, under an an awning, a group of seated Qing figures; in front of it, to right, a Turkic Muslim figure is seated in front of a pile of offerings (?), while directly facing the Qing dignitaries is a group of kneeling Turkic Muslims, one holding up a head on a platter; on either side, under two awnings, spectators (Turkic Muslims to left and Qing to right) and Qing soldiers armed with swords surrounding them; while others put on a display of military prowess, some on horseback; mountainous scenery. 1784 Etching and engraving Reduced version of Plate 13 in original set: The Khan of Badakhsan asks to submit (Le Khan de Badakhsan demande à se soumettre)
IMG
Comments:The Turkic Muslims might be Badakhshanis, and the seated figure facing the Qing dignitaries might be the Khan of Badakhshan.For a description of the set, see 1877,0714.1505.
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