Jade bi with poem by Qianlong
1790 · Resource
An ancient Chinese ritual jade disc (bi) onto which the Qianlong Emperor inscribed his own poem speculating about its origin. It captures the Qing emperor's antiquarian connoisseurship.
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- American Revolution (1765)
- Greek War of Independence (1821)
- Haitian Revolution (1791)
- Jacobite rising of 1745 (1745)
- Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 (Choral) (1824)
- Opium Wars (1839)