The Chinese general (Zhao Hui?) orders cannons, which had been unloaded from camels, to be aimed at the enemy while his cavalry pursues the enemy. The Qing army erects a new bridge on the banks of the Black River Qara usu, near Yarkand. Prior to this event, the Qing army had been besieged for months.

Standort

Location:
Hochparterre: Raum 30

Object data

Inv. No.

27245

Object Name

The end of the siege at Black River黑水圍解, Panel 7

Collector

Emil Riebeck (1853 Leau - 1885 Feldkirch) - GND

Donation

Paul Riebeck (1859 Weißenfels - 1889 Yokohama) - GND

Geography

Ostasien/China

Material

Kupferstich auf Karton kaschiert,
in der Mitte gefalzt, Zierrand aus dünnem Papier um die Ränder geschlagen

Cultural Patronage

Cultural Patronage

Das Weltmuseum Wien dankt herzlich Frau Dr. Waltraud Langer für die übernommene Kulturpatenschaft.