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Album of the Note on Respect of Elders composed by the Qianlong Emperor

Creator Name

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Qianlong Emperor

Cultural Context

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Chinese

Date

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Creation: 18th century

About the Work

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This album features finely incised jade and gold-pigmented calligraphy throughout. It was made during the reign of the fourth emperor of the Qing dynasty, Qianlong, named Hongli at birth. He significantly contributed to the literary and artistic community in China during his reign in the 18th century. It is hard to determine whether the emperor authored this work as many writings were created by other artists and then attributed to him.
Metropolitan Museum of Art Object Description
Book

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Title

Album of the Note on Respect of Elders composed by the Qianlong Emperor

Creator

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Qianlong Emperor (link to bio), Author

Worktype

Jade

Cultural Context

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Chinese
China

Material

Jade (nephrite), sandalwood

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Language

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Chinese

Date

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Creation: 18th century

Provenance

Gift of Florence and Herbert Irving, 2015

Style Period

Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong period (1736–95)

Rights

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Public Domain
Public Domain

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Location

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Creation: Forbidden City, Beijing, China

Subjects

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Descriptive Topic: Ethical code, Literature

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Curationist Contributors

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Christina Stone

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Part of: Painting with Jade in Qing-Dynasty China

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Qianlong Emperor, Album of the Note on Respect of Elders composed by the Qianlong Emperor, 1736–95. Metropolitan Museum of Art. Born as Hongli, the fourth emperor of the Qing dynasty contributed to the growth and preservation of the arts, literature, and cultural heritage during his reign. Public Domain.

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