Period:Qing dynasty Production date:18thC (1789-90)
Materials:paper
Technique:printed
Subjects:battle emperor/empress
Dimensions:Height: 49.90 centimetres Width: 86.50 centimetres
Description:
Copperplate print. Scene from the Qianlong Emperor`s campaign in Annam illustrating the victory at the battle of Sanyi Zhuyou. Ink on paper. Copperplate is registered as 1989,0628,0.1.a.
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![图片[1]-print BM-1989-0628-0.1.b-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Qin dynasty/43/mid_P9080572.jpg)
Comments:This copper plate was made in China and incised by Chinese engravers. It is one of six plates commemorating the Annam Campaign. An impression printed from it is displayed opposite in the showcase. Although printing from copperplate was known in China before, Chinese engravers lacked experience in the European technique. Unlike woodcuts, where the design stands out in relief, copperplate engravings are taken from lines cut in the metal plate. The plates are inked and wiped clean so that ink is left only in the incisions. They are then printed under great pressure (with a rolling press) to force the dampened paper into the grooves to pull out the ink. Woodblocks and copper plates are both cut in reverse.
Materials:paper
Technique:printed
Subjects:battle emperor/empress
Dimensions:Height: 49.90 centimetres Width: 86.50 centimetres
Description:
Copperplate print. Scene from the Qianlong Emperor`s campaign in Annam illustrating the victory at the battle of Sanyi Zhuyou. Ink on paper. Copperplate is registered as 1989,0628,0.1.a.
IMG
Comments:This copper plate was made in China and incised by Chinese engravers. It is one of six plates commemorating the Annam Campaign. An impression printed from it is displayed opposite in the showcase. Although printing from copperplate was known in China before, Chinese engravers lacked experience in the European technique. Unlike woodcuts, where the design stands out in relief, copperplate engravings are taken from lines cut in the metal plate. The plates are inked and wiped clean so that ink is left only in the incisions. They are then printed under great pressure (with a rolling press) to force the dampened paper into the grooves to pull out the ink. Woodblocks and copper plates are both cut in reverse.
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![[Qing Dynasty] British female painter—Elizabeth Keith, using woodblock prints to record China from the late Qing Dynasty to the early Republic of China—1915-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/image-191x300.png)
