▁their ▁se als ▁of ▁ownership ▁on ▁the ▁painting , ▁and ▁it ▁eventually ▁became ▁a ▁tre as ured ▁possession ▁of ▁the ▁Q ian long ▁Emperor ▁( r . ▁ 1 7 3 5 – 1 7 9 6 ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 9 , ▁during ▁the ▁after math ▁of ▁the ▁Box er ▁Reb ell ion , ▁the ▁painting ▁was ▁acquired ▁by ▁an ▁officer ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁Indian ▁Army ▁who ▁sold ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁British ▁Museum . ▁ ▁The ▁scroll ▁is ▁incomplete , ▁lack ing ▁the ▁first ▁three ▁of ▁the ▁twelve ▁original ▁scenes , ▁which ▁were ▁probably ▁lost ▁at ▁an ▁early ▁date . ▁ ▁A ▁mon och rome ▁paper ▁scroll ▁copy ▁of ▁the ▁painting , ▁complete ▁in ▁twelve ▁scenes , ▁was ▁made ▁during ▁the ▁Southern ▁Song ▁( 1 1 2 7 – 1 2 7 9 ), ▁and ▁is ▁now ▁in ▁the ▁collection ▁of ▁the ▁Palace ▁Museum ▁in ▁Be ij ing , ▁China . ▁ ▁The ▁painting ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁BBC ▁Radio ▁ 4 ▁series , ▁A ▁History ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁in ▁ 1 0 0 ▁Object s , ▁as ▁item ▁ 3 9 . ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁The ▁Ad mon itions ▁Scroll ▁was ▁painted ▁to ▁illustrate ▁an ▁eight y - line ▁po etic ▁text ▁written ▁in ▁ 2 9 2 ▁by ▁the ▁Jin ▁D ynast y ▁official , ▁Z hang ▁H ua ▁( 2 3 2 – 3 0 0 ). ▁ ▁Z hang ▁H ua ▁wrote ▁his ▁Ad mon itions ▁of ▁the ▁Inst ruct