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The Emperor's Private Paradise: Treasures from the Forbidden City

Door Nancy Berliner

Categorie
Algemeen Kunst
Boeknummer
#336054-WB8
Titel
The Emperor's Private Paradise: Treasures from the Forbidden City
Auteur
Berliner, Nancy
Boektype
Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij
Yale University Press
Jaar van uitgave
2010
ISBN10
0300163894
ISBN13
9780300163896
Taal
Engels
Beschrijving
Original gilt lettered black cloth, dust jacket, numerous (full page) colour and b/w illustrations, (including photographs), 4to.
Samenvatting
For centuries, China's Forbidden City has captured the world's imagination. Yet the elegant, intimate Qianlong Garden - itself within a 'mini-Forbidden City' inside the Forbidden City - has remained sequestered from public view. This title gives an analysis of the garden, which is one of the most refined and elegant of imperial Chinese gardens.

An extraordinary glimpse into imperial art from the Qianlong Garden, one of China's most stunning historical sites, located deep within the Forbidden City

For centuries, China's Forbidden City has captured the world's imagination. With parts open to the public since 1925, nearly 8 million tourists flock there annually. Yet the elegant, intimate Qianlong Garden—itself a “mini-Forbidden City” inside the Forbidden City—has... (Lees verder) remained sequestered from view. Dating from the 18th century, the Qianlong Garden was built as a retirement retreat for its namesake emperor, a visionary patron of the arts who designed his garden to reflect a perfect union of art, architecture, and nature. Now undergoing restoration thanks to a groundbreaking international collaboration, it is intended to be open fully to visitors in 2019.

The Emperor's Private Paradise gives an unprecedented and in-depth analysis of the garden and its extravagant imperial interiors. Essays offer an overview of the history of Chinese gardens and the extraordinary reign of the Qianlong emperor, while contextualizing the importance of the Qianlong Garden and its artworks.

This lavishly illustrated volume is published to accompany a remarkable exhibition of ninety objects from the Qianlong Garden, many of them never seen before, including superlative examples of Qing murals, paintings, wall coverings, furniture, architectural elements, and jades. By illuminating this little-known yet architecturally significant area of the Forbidden City, this volume represents a major contribution to the fields of Chinese art, history, architecture, and gardens.

Organized by the Peabody Essex Museum in partnership with the Palace Museum and in cooperation with the World Monuments Fund
Pagina's
254
Conditie
Goed — Occasionaly foxed on cut.
Prijs
€ 20,00

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