The Qianlong emperor’s inscriptions transformed the bi into an object of enlightenment.

Evidence

In doing so, he transformed the ancient bi into an object of the eighteenth-century Chinese Enlightenment. — Neil MacGregor, A History of the World in 100 Objects, 1373

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Neil MacGregor, A History of the World in 100 Objects, 1373