One of a pair of carved red lacquer elephants, Chinese, Qianlong Period, c1765. The Qianlong Emperor (1711-1799) was the sixth emperor of the Manchu-led Qing dynasty, and the fourth Qing emperor to rule over China. He reigned officially from 11 October 1735 to 8 February 1796. From The Connoisseur Volume LXXX. [The Connoisseur Ltd., London, 1928]
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