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. (24.8 × 206.4 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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清 弘曆, 乾隆皇帝, 鹿角雙幅 卷, Two Paintings, Deer Antlers, Qing dynasty, 1644–1911, dated 1762, 1767, China, handscrolls, ink, color, paper, 9 3/4, 81 1/4, 24.8, 206.4 cm, Paintings, Qianlong Emperor, Chinese, 1711–1799; r., 1736–95, Qianlong, Emperor, practiced, calligraphy, painting, way, identifying, Chinese literati, ideals, self-cultivation, subject matter, two scrolls, reveals, concomitant desire, align, Manchu hunting, traditions
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