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Scenes from First Part of Campaign to the East

征東前本

1796–1820

China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Jiaqing period

(1796–1820)
Medium
Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Measurements
Print only: 32.2 x 45.6 cm (12 11/16 x 17 15/16 in.); Overall: 48.4 x 62.8 cm (19 1/16 x 24 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 2025.70
Public Domain
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Woodblock printing in color reached a height in China in the 1600s to 1700s. The prints were executed by means of sets of separate blocks, each carved to print a different color.

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In the 1600s, printing flourished in such Jiangnan cities as Nanjing, Suzhou, Hangzhou, and Huizhou, evolving from privately enjoyed illustrated books printed in color to more commercialized single-sheet color prints that were hung on walls and became part of the rich urban visual culture.
A polychrome woodblock print on cream paper features six rectangular panels in two rows within a floral border. Figures with light skin tones engage in combat on horseback or gather in interiors. Large Chinese calligraphy occupies the top central panel, while a dragon winds around a pole at the bottom right. Scenes are rendered with black outlines and filled with flat, muted washes of red, blue, and yellow.

Scenes from First Part of Campaign to the East

1796–1820

China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Jiaqing period (1796–1820)

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