Vianna, Manoel JoséAntiquariat.de
Qianlong, Emperor of ChinaAntiquariat.de
[Pingding Xiyu zhantu]. Suite of engravings representing the military campaigns at the conquest of Jinchuan.
178545759[Beijing, Wu Ying Ting Press], 1778-1785. Suite of 13 (out of 16) large copper-engraved plates (each measuring 505 x 864 mm approx.), laid down on slightly larger sheets with painted brown borders, with a printed poem in Chinese within each plate (based on Qianlong Emperor?s own personal commentary on the battles). Later morocco-backed and cornered marbled boards, cloth ties.
