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Rewards to Generals and Officers in Quelling the Uigurs: from Battle Scenes of the Quelling of Rebellions in the Western Regions, with Imperial Poems
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This set of etchings was commissioned by Emperor Qianlong to record in pictorial terms the courage of his generals and soldiers in quelling the rebellions in the Western Regions. Qianlong added his own poem to each of the etchings, indicating his appreciation and pride in this demonstration of military might. "Western Regions" refers to the present-day Xingjiang province, often described in Western writing as "Central Asia."
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineRewards to Generals and Officers in Quelling the Uigurs: from Battle Scenes of the Quelling of Rebellions in the Western Regions, with Imperial Poems, c. 1765–74; poem dated 1760. Jean Damascene Sallusti (Italian, d. 1781). Etching, mounted in album form, 16 leaves plus two additional leaves of inscriptions; overall: 51 x 87 cm (20 1/16 x 34 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1998.103.15
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