IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The painting is arranged with ...

As he held sway over the land, he devoted his life to one of his key roles: Guardian of the country's art ZHAO XU For art lovers the story is familiar enough: Master painter is found dead, paintbrush ...

Qianlong Emperor, born in 1711, was the sixth emperor of the Qing dynasty, ruling from 1735 to 1796. He was the fourth son of Emperor Yongzheng and is remembered as one of the most prosperous and ...

The Qianlong emperor (1711–1799; reigned 1735–1796) ruled the world’s largest and most prosperous empire in the eighteenth century. He was also a passionate collector of art. In this talk, Keith ...

Formal portraiture contributed to the affirmation of status and construction of role and identity. This scroll served as both familial documentation and a "mind picture" of the Qianlong emperor, ...

A rare, well-preserved landscape by Qian Weicheng (1720-1772), a renowned Imperial court painter during Emperor Qianlong's reign from 1735-1796, will lead Sotheby’s sale of fine classical Chinese ...

Hidden treasures from Beijing's Palace Museum in the Forbidden City will come to Melbourne for the first time, in an Australian exclusive exhibition. The Golden Age of China: Qianlong Emperor (r. 1736 ...

Given the western fascination with all things Chinese — from feng shui to fusion food, from Mandarin collars to the mainland economy — it is hardly surprising that London’s Royal Academy would mount ...