Chieftain Wushe Surrendering the City: from Battle Scenes of the Quelling of the Rebellions in the Western Regions, with imperial Poems
Jean Damascene Sallusti (Italian, d. 1781)
c. 1765–74; poem dated 1758
Medium
etching, mounted in album form, 16 leaves plus two additional leaves of inscriptions
Dimensions
51 × 87 cm
Classification
Department
Chinese Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
John L. Severance Fund
Accession Number
1998.103.6
Tags
male
About this artwork
This set of etchings was commissioned by Emperor Qianlong to record in pictorial terms the courage of his generals and soldiers in quelling the rebellions in the Western Regions. Qianlong added his own poem to each of the etchings, indicating his appreciation and pride in this demonstration of military might. "Western Regions" refers to the present-day Xingjiang province, often described in Western writing as "Central Asia."