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The "Imperial Banquet of the Qianlong Emperor at Yingtai" by Zhang Gao's (act. ca. 1736-1795) records a great banquet held by Emperor Qianlong (1711-1799; r. 1736-1795) for the imperial household and important ministers at Yingtai on the twenty-eighth day of the eighth lunar month of 1746. In a characteristic feature of Qing dynasty court paintings, the work contains more than 200 human figures, from officials of different ranks to guards of honours, all accurately costumed.
 
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