Giraffe with Two Keepers, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), China, Framed painting; ink and color on silk, Image: 53 3/4 x 33 1/2 in. (136.5 x 85.1 cm), Paintings, Unidentified Artist Chinese, 17th century or later, In 1414, a giraffe—a creature unknown in China at the time—was presented to the Yongle emperor (r. 1403–24) from the king of Bengal, which was a major trading center on the maritime route between the Arabian Peninsula and China
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Giraffe, Two Keepers, Qing dynasty, 1644–1911, China, Framed painting, ink, color, silk, Image, 53 3/4 x 33 1/2, 136.5 85.1 cm, Paintings, Unidentified Artist Chinese, 17th century or later, 1414, giraffe— creature, unknown, time— presented, Yongle emperor, r, 1403–24, king, Bengal, major trading, center, maritime route, Arabian Peninsula
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