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.

Haiguo bolan : Qingdai gongting Xiyang chuanjiaoshi huashi huihua liupai gaishuo 海國波瀾 : 清代宮廷西洋傳敎士畫師繪畫流派槪說 = Exílio dourado : estudos gerais sobre a escola de pintura dos missionários ocidentais da corte da Dinastia Qing = The golden exile : survey of the western missionaries' painting school of the Qing Dynasty court / [zhubian Chen Haoxing 主编陳浩星 ; Minzheng zongshu , Aomen yishu bowug uan zhizuo 民政總署, 澳門藝術博物館製作].
附參考文獻.
中葡英文對照.
Accompanies larger catalog.

Ming : 50 years that changed China : the BP exhibition [London, British Museum, 18 September 2014 to 5 January 2015] / edited by Craig Clunas and Jessica Harrison-Hall

1. A second founding: Ming China 1400-1450 / Craig Clunas -- 2. Courts: palaces, people and objects / Jessica Harrison-Hall -- 3. Wu: the arts of war / David Robinson -- 4. Wen: the arts of peace / Craig Clunas -- Beliefs: miracles and salvation / Marsha Haufler -- Commerce: the Ming in the world / Timothy Brook.

"Published to accompany a major exhibition at the British Museum and drawing on the latest research, this magnificent book explores the extraordinary history of early Ming China: the fabulous imperial courts, the military and cultural achievements, the complex belief systems, and diplomatic and trading missions. Over 2500 objects from museums across China and the rest of the world are illustrated here, including spectacular recent archaeological discoveries and some of the most beautiful works of art ever made"--Cover flap.
Includes bibliographical references and index.

Power and glory : court arts of China's Ming dynasty / by He Li and Michael Knight ; with contributions from Richard Vinograd, Terese Tse Bartholomew, and Dany Chan.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-275) and index.

Published on the occasion of the exhibition organized by the Asian Art Museum in association with the Palace Museum, Beijing, the Nanjing Municipal Museum and the Shaghai Museum, and presented in the following venues: Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, June-September, 2008; Indianapolis Museum of Art, October 2008-January 2009; and Saint Louis Art Museum, February-May 2009.

Ming vases have been long regarded as the epitome of priceless beauty. Exploring the grandeur of the last native Chinese dynasty (1368-1644), 'Power and Glory' demonstrates why not just vases but Ming art of many types has earned such acclaim.

Introduction / Michael Knight -- Gold and Jade / He Li -- Textiles and Costumes / Terese Tse Bartholomew -- Lacquer, Wood, and Bamboo / Michael Knight -- Ceramics / He Li -- Metal and Cloisonné / He Li -- Paintings / Richard Vinograd.

Splendors of China's Forbidden City : the glorious reign of Emperor Qianlong / Chuimei Ho and Bennet Bronson.
Published on the occasion of the exhibition Splendors of China's Forbidden City : the glorious reign of Emperor Qianlong, The Field Museum, Chicago, March 12-September 12, 2004.
Bibliography: p. 281-283. Includes index.
Glossary of Chinese names, terms, items.

Catalog includes brief text entries on specific topics: Heirarchy of the Eight Banners, Cousins of the Manchus (Pamela Crossley); Ode to Mukden; Yuanming Yuan Summer Palace (Cary Y. Liu); Nurgaci's seven grievances against the Ming; Lang Shining or Giuseppe Castiglione, an Italian painter at the Qing Court (Nie Chongzheng); Rong Fei and the Fragrant Concubine (Evelyn S. Rawski), Religions of the Qianlong Court (map of Buddhist and Daoist sites in the 18th century Forbidden City), etc.
Added keywords: Yuanmingyuan 圓明園, thrones, Mount Tai, high heels platform shoes, Empress's silkworms, Imperial workshops, martial arts and hunting, Heshen, Macartney's unsuccessful mission, shamanism, Buddhism, Daoism, Islam and Christianity, Jesuit ancestor rituals, Bixia and Seven Stars, mothers, wives, grandparents of the emperor, dining in the palace, Xiang Fei 香妃, palace ladies, memorial on porcelain, ceramics, jade-carving industry (Yang Boda), Voltaire on Qianlong versus Frederick the Great (Bennet Bronson). Thanka, swords, teapots, haipins, family portraits, imperial consorts, cloisonne.
***Graphic resource