Period:Unknown Production date:1786
Materials:paper
Technique:etching, engraving,
Subjects:agriculture ceremony/ritual
Dimensions:Height: 308 millimetres Width: 436 millimetres
Description:
Plate XVII: religious ceremony in honour of agriculture performed by the Chinese Emperor, seen in the centre of a field, on hand on the plough pulled by a bullock, the other holding a whip, before sowing seeds kept in a golden casket held by one of several figures behind him; he is accompanied by his children the princes, lords, and Mandarins in this ceremony as well as and the preceding one which involving a sacrifice; the scene includes many onlookers, including officers bearing standards, old men, figures playing musical instruments, and peasants in clothes made of straw holding agricultural implements; to the right a pavilion. 1786 Etching and engraving
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Comments:For a description of the set, see 1877,0714.1505. This print is one of four prints (Plates XVII, XVIII, XIX and XX) which were added by Helman in 1786 to his original series.
Materials:paper
Technique:etching, engraving,
Subjects:agriculture ceremony/ritual
Dimensions:Height: 308 millimetres Width: 436 millimetres
Description:
Plate XVII: religious ceremony in honour of agriculture performed by the Chinese Emperor, seen in the centre of a field, on hand on the plough pulled by a bullock, the other holding a whip, before sowing seeds kept in a golden casket held by one of several figures behind him; he is accompanied by his children the princes, lords, and Mandarins in this ceremony as well as and the preceding one which involving a sacrifice; the scene includes many onlookers, including officers bearing standards, old men, figures playing musical instruments, and peasants in clothes made of straw holding agricultural implements; to the right a pavilion. 1786 Etching and engraving
IMG
Comments:For a description of the set, see 1877,0714.1505. This print is one of four prints (Plates XVII, XVIII, XIX and XX) which were added by Helman in 1786 to his original series.
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