The Qianlong Emperor's Bow of Wood, Black Cow Horn, and Birch Bark

This bow is made of wood covered with black bovine horn on the surface and lacquered birch on the back. On the tips are embedded bovine horn engraved with the Chinese characters qi and li, meaning "seven" and "power", respectively. The bowstring is padded with bone. A piece of Meliosma veitchiorum wood serves as a grip. This bow is made of wood covered with black bovine horn on the surface and lacquered birch on the back. On the tips are embedded bovine horn engraved with the Chinese characters qi and li, meaning "seven" and "power", respectively. The bowstring is padded with bone. A piece of Meliosma veitchiorum wood serves as a grip.

The attached label reads in Chinese and Manchurian,: "Imperial black birch wood bow of Gaozong, collected during the nineteenth year of the Qianlong reign".