Splendors Of Chinas Forbidden City

Author : Chuimei Ho
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781858942032
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Splendors of China's Forbidden City written by Chuimei Ho and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offering an unprecedented insight into one of the most glittering courts in history, this sumptuous book brings together some China's priceless national treasures, housed in Beijing's royal palace complex, the Forbidden City, and collected by Emperor Qianlong during his sixty-year reign from 1736 to 1795.

Author : Bruce MacLaren
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780883891209
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Secret World of the Forbidden City written by Bruce MacLaren and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Xin Yang
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780963395993
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Secret World of the Forbidden City written by Xin Yang and published by . This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Zhang Hongxing
Publisher : National Museums of Scotland
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Qianlong Emperor written by Zhang Hongxing and published by National Museums of Scotland. This book was released on 2002 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Qianlong, the great 18th-century Emperor, ruled China for 60 years, during which time the country became the mot wealthy and populous nation in the world. An open-minded, truthful and hard working ruler, the Emperor was also a poet, painter and calligrapher, as well as an art collector and connoisseur. In conjunction with the first exhibition from the Palace Museum Beijing to the UK, this illustrated catalogue covers the Qianlong Emperor and depicts the many facets of his life. It also looks in detail at the art produced during his rule, both by himself and the artists he employed including court and genre portraits, prints, gold, silver and jade objects and textiles. This catalogue consists of five essays by the experts of the Palace Museum and introductory texts to 90 exhibits from its superb collections.

Author : Daisy Yiyou Wang
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780300237085
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Empresses of China's Forbidden City written by Daisy Yiyou Wang and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Empresses of China's Forbidden City: 1644-1912 accompanies the exhibition of the same title organized by the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts, the Freer]Sackler, Smithsonian Institution, in Washington, DC, and the Palace Museum, Beijing, China."

Author : Jian Li
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Forbidden City written by Jian Li and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Zhigang Yang
Publisher : Shanghai Book Traders
ISBN 13 : 9781606521212
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Beijing's Imperial Palace written by Zhigang Yang and published by Shanghai Book Traders. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book serves as an illustrated guide to the Forbidden City, and the historical relics that lie within."--Back cover.

Author : Reginald F. Johnston
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108029655
Total Pages : 573 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Twilight in the Forbidden City written by Reginald F. Johnston and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-06-30 with total page 573 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Johnson's account of the last years of the Chinese Qing dynasty provides a unique Western perspective on this historic period.

Author : Yiyou Wang
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780875772356
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Empresses of China's Forbidden City written by Yiyou Wang and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Empresses in the Qing dynasty played an influential role in in the imperial court and the cosmopolitan culture of their time. Offering compelling insights into the material culture, activities, and living spaces of Qing empresses, this lavishly illustrated book features over one hundred spectacular works of art from the Palace Museum in Beijing-including large-scale portraits, court robes, and richly decorated Buddhist sutras-that bring the splendor of the Qing court to life. A series of in-sightful essays examines the fascinating ways that key imperial women engaged with art, religion, and politics. This unprecedented exploration of the Qing court from the perspective of its top-ranked women is an important new contribution to our understanding of Chinese art and history"--

Author : Shang, Hongkui
Publisher : Beijing : New World Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Inside Stories from the Forbidden City written by Shang, Hongkui and published by Beijing : New World Press. This book was released on 1989 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: