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清 弘曆(乾隆皇帝) 鹿角雙幅 卷, Two Paintings of Deer Antlers, Qianlong Emperor, dated 1762 and 1767
清 弘曆(乾隆皇帝) 鹿角雙幅 卷, Two Paintings of Deer Antlers, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), dated 1762 and 1767, China, Two handscrolls; ink and color on paper, a: 9 3/4 × 81 1/4 in. ( × cm), Paintings, Qianlong Emperor (Chinese, (1711–1799; r. 1736–95)), The Qianlong Emperor practiced both calligraphy and painting as a way of identifying himself with Chinese literati ideals of self-cultivation. However, the subject matter of these two scrolls reveals his concomitant desire to align himself with Manchu hunting traditions
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