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Accession Number 2004.19.15.1 Title Qianlong Emperor's Southern Inspection Tour, Scroll Two: Crossing the Grand Canal at Dezhou Category paintings Object Type handscroll Artist Xu Yang Date Made 1770 Place Made China Culture Chinese Period Qing 18th century Materials ink and colour on silk Measurements sheet: 72.6 cm x 2433.1 cm; image: 68.9 cm x 1690.3 cm; rolled: 11.2 cm x 72.6 cm x 10.2 cm Description A handscroll painting that is a record of the 1751 tour by the Emperor Qianlong through Dezhou in Shandong province of China. Inscriptions and Colophons

There is an inscription by Yu Minzhong (1714-1779), and another inscription of a poem by the Emperor Qianlong. The scroll is impressed with seven seals of the emperor and has the original jade scroll clasp that is…

There is an inscription by Yu Minzhong (1714-1779), and another inscription of a poem by the Emperor Qianlong. The scroll is impressed with seven seals of the emperor and has the original jade scroll clasp that is inscribed with the artist's name as well the title of the painting.

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