Author: Rawson, Jessica

China : the three emperors, 1662-1795
Date2005
Publish_locationLondon
PublisherRoyal Academy of Arts
CollectionRicci Institute Library
Edition
LanguageEnglish
Record_typeBook (Exhibition catalog)
Series
ShelfAdmin. Office
Call NumberN7343.5.C455 2005
Description494 p. : ill. (some col.), map ; 31 x 26 cm.
Note

China : the three emperors, 1662-1795 / edited by Evelyn S. Rawski and Jessica Rawson.
Exhibition held November 12, 2005-April 17, 2005, Royal Academy of Arts, London.
With Gallery Guide inserted. 
Includes bibliographical references. ***Graphic resource.

" ... China: The Three Emperors, 1662–1795 ... imperial treasures of the Qing dynasty. Drawn largely from the remarkable collections of the Palace Museum, Beijing, it will focus on the artistic and cultural riches of the three most powerful emperors of China’s last dynasty: The Kangxi Emperor (1662–1722), The Yongzheng Emperor (1723–35) and The Qianlong Emperor (1736–95). Some 400 works will include such treasures as paintings and painted scrolls, jades and bronzes, porcelain and lacquer ware, precious robes, palace furnishings, scientific instruments, weapons and ceremonial armour..." --cf. exhibition press release.

SubjectArt, Chinese--Ming-Qing dynasties, 1368-1911--Exhibitions Gugong bowuyuan 故宮博物院 (Beijing)--Collection Royal Academy of Arts (Great Britain)--Exhibitions China--History--Kangxi 康熙, 1662-1722--Exhibitions China--History--Yongzheng 雍正, 1723-1735--Exhibitions China--History--Qianlong 乾隆, 1736-1795--Exhibitions China--History--Qing dynasty, 1644-1911--Emperors--Exhibitions
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