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2004.19.15.1 - Qianlong Emperor's Southern Inspection Tour, Scroll Two: Crossing the Grand Canal at Dezhou
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Object Typehandscroll
ArtistXu Yang
Date Made1770
Item Details
Object Typehandscroll
ArtistXu Yang
Date Made1770
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.
Credit Line
Gift of Sandy and Cécile Mactaggart
External Links
Citation
Page Citation for 2004.19.15.1 - Qianlong Emperor's Southern Inspection Tour, Scroll Two: Crossing the Grand Canal at Dezhou
Page Citation
"2004.19.15.1 - Qianlong Emperor's Southern Inspection Tour, Scroll Two: Crossing the Grand Canal at Dezhou, Mactaggart Art Collection." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/21-20520. Accessed 28 Jun. 2022.
Object Hierarchy
Object Type
handscroll set
Artist
Xu Yang
Date Made
date unknown
2004.19.15.1 - Qianlong Emperor's Southern Inspection Tour, Scroll Two: Crossing the Grand Canal at Dezhou
Object Type
handscroll
Artist
Xu Yang
Date Made
1770
Object Type
box
Artist
unknown
Date Made
date unknown
Object Type
box, base
Artist
unknown
Date Made
date unknown
Object Type
box, lid
Artist
unknown
Date Made
date unknown
Object Hierarchy for 2004.19.15.1 - Qianlong Emperor's Southern Inspection Tour, Scroll Two: Crossing the Grand Canal at Dezhou
Publications
Publication Type
Publication
Author
Vollmer, John and Jacqueline Simcox
Title
Emblems of Empire: Selections from the Mactaggart Art Collection
Publication Date
2009
Pages
323
Publication Type
Publication
Author
Tsang, Ka Bo
Title
Brilliant Strokes: Chinese Painting from the Mactaggart Art Collection
Publication Date
2008
Pages
82
Publication Type
Publication
Author
Vollmer, John E.
Title
Dressed to Rule: 18th Century Court Attire in the Mactaggart Art Collection
Publication Date
2007
