Imperially Composed On Cotton and a Preface (right, left)　Written by Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty, the Imperially Composed On Cotton and a Preface discussed the origins, cultivation, applications, and values of cotton. It declared the crop on par with the other main crops of the time and stressed the importance of agriculture to encourage further farming.

《御制木棉赋并序》 （右页、左页）　此为清圣祖康熙所写《御制木棉赋并序》，通过讲述棉花的来源、种植、功用及价值，盛赞其“功不在五谷下”，体现了重农、劝农的思想。

Statements to the Emperor by Fang Guancheng (this page and three pages to the left) These were two statements submitted by Fang Guancheng, a grand minister during the reign of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty, who held positions of the grand guardian of the heir apparent and governor-general of Zhili. Fang valued cotton production and worked to promote its cultivation. He oversaw the creation of 16 illustrations depicting cotton cultivation and textile techniques, which he presented to Emperor Qianlong and received recognition. He was authorized to engrave these images into stone, and with the emperor’s approval, he compiled a set of prints titled Imperially Inscribed Cotton Prints.

方观承的奏章 （本页及左三页）　此为清高宗乾隆帝时大臣方观承上奏的两个奏章。方观承时任太子太保、直隶总督，重视棉花生产，推广种植棉花，后主持绘制棉花图16幅，进呈乾隆帝，受到乾隆帝嘉许，允其摹刻上石。方观承谨遵圣意，作《御题棉花图》册。 UCJOYRswzF+glpWFgUMWvwHYvxY7AFPS3BV4Z5cRaKVX5paoH5parWf7sa+wXMsO