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A leaf from the “Yu zhi geng zhi quan tu” 御製耕織全圖 (Pictures of tilling and weaving) https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.asian/lcnclscd.2012402859 , one of the 46 leaves painted in ink and color on silk by the Qing court painter Jiao Bingzhen (1650-1726). These depictions of rice cultivation and silk production are one of the best later-produced copies based on the paintings of Southern Song dynasty’s Lou Shou (1090-1162). Jiao Bingzhen’s work was sponsored by the Qing Emperor Kangxi (r. 1661-1722). Chinese rare book collection, Asian Division.