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Two Paintings of Deer Antlers

Qianlong Emperor

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Two vertical sections of a scroll on a white background. The left side is beige with darker edges. A drawing of a pair of deer antlers is centered. The right side is beige with a light gray square pattern on the right third. Six red seals are stamped on the scroll. Four on the left side, one circular and one square on the right side, and one rectangular on the right edge. Black vertical calligraphy text is on the right side, between the seals. The scroll has a thin brown border and is mounted on black cylindrical rollers at even intervals.

Artwork details

Date:
dated 1762 and 1767
Medium:
Two handscrolls; ink and color on paper
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
600 × 260 px
Museum record:
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