Thank you for registering for our auction! You are required to provide: 1. Deposit; 保证金待商议; 2. Copy or images of ID card (front and back) or Passport 3. Images of Credit card (front and back).
AN IMPORTANT IMPERIAL NIAN REBELLION BATTLE PAINTING 'SIEGE OF PINGYU', FROM A SET OF EIGHTEEN PAINTINGS COMMEMORATING THE CAMPAIGN OF THE VICTORIES OVER THE NIAN, 1853-1868, BY QINGKUANG (FL.?LATE 19TH CENTURY) ET. AL.
QING DYNASTY, GUANGXU PERIOD
ink and color on silk, depicting the siege of the fortified city of Pingyu in western Henan province, occupied?by the Nian rebels under the local Nian rebel leader Chen Daxi, engaged in a fierce battle with the Qing Imperial army?in their efforts to regain control of the city,?the Nian rebels behind the high walls?built around the city and further fortified with a deep moat, the rebels with distinctive orange-red headscarves, and flags of yellow, white, red, blue and black high above the gates, the Imperial army?on stocky horses, the locally recruited infantry wearing uniforms of red, blue and white corresponding with their banners,?all armed with swords, spears, muskets, bows and arrows charging toward the city walls, storming and attacking the rebels inside, all under the leadership?of a?number of named generals, among them Jia Huishan, Bayan Kexi, Wu Yuanbing, Zheng Yuanshan, Liu Zishun, Zhou Denggao, Yang Feixiong, Gui Fengqing, Yu Zhaoda, Yin Jiabin, Sheng Bao, and Zhang Yao, framed and glazedHeight 54 in., 137.1 cm; Length?122 in., 309.9 cm