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Qianlong Emperor
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Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads preview: New York exhibit speaks for itself in ... - The Star-Ledger - NJ.com The Star-Ledger - NJ.com---...- rooster, snake, monkey, pig, ox, horse, rabbit and a dragon � are all based on a famous water clock designed by European Jesuits for the Western-style gardens of the Summer Palace during the reign of Manchu -emperor Qianlon - Date : Fri, 06 May 2011 15:42:44 GMT+00:00 |
Ai Weiwei public sculpture exhibition opens in New York: but where is the artist? - Telegraph.co.uk Telegraph.co.uk--The exhibition, which will also be at London's Somerset House from the May 12, was inspired by the fountain clock created for the -Qianlong Emperor- in the Eighteenth century. Placed in the gardens of the Old Summer Palace outside Be - Date : Mon, 02 May 2011 14:33:28 GMT+00:00 |
We Need to Get Over Our Obsession with Luxury Goods - Economic Observer Economic Observer--On March 26, in Toulouse, a Qing Dynasty imperial jade seal and a rare painting of the -Qianlong Emperor- were purchased by Chinese buyers at auction. The former sold for 12.4 million euros, a new record for jade seals, while the painti - Date : Wed, 13 Apr 2011 10:00:15 GMT+00:00 |
NY exhibit opens without artist Ai Weiwei - Kansas City Star Kansas City Star--They are based on the animal heads from an 18th century fountain clock made for the Qing dynasty -Emperor Qianlong-, which were looted in 1860 by French and British troops from the imperial Summer Palace in Beijing. According to the proj - Date : Sun, 08 May 2011 03:22:20 GMT+00:00 |
N.Y.C. exhibits: The Whitney, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art - Washington Post Washington Post--In the Asian wing is furniture, decorative screens and architectural elements from a part of the Forbidden City in Beijing created by 18th-century -emperor Qianlong- as a retirement retreat. He never moved in, and the long-vacant building - Date : Fri, 08 Apr 2011 20:38:42 GMT+00:00 |
A Beijing break - Malaysia Star Malaysia Star--During his youth, He Shen earned the trust of -Emperor Qianlong-, and worked his way up the ladder, becoming super-rich. The mighty mansion was built for him. But He Shen was a bad seed. Hit with accusations of corruption, the “deep-dyed - Date : Fri, 08 Apr 2011 23:03:56 GMT+00:00 |
Asian art works exhibited in New York - Xinhua Xinhua--A colored vase made in the -Emperor Qianlong- period of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) is displayed during the preview by Sotheby's at the Asia Week New York 2011 in New York, the United States, March 18, 2011. Extraordinary works of art from C - Date : Sat, 19 Mar 2011 04:53:05 GMT+00:00 |
Beware the thoughts of Emperor Qianlong - Financial News (subscription) Financial News (subscription)--As -Emperor Qianlong- (or Ch¹ien-Lung) put it in his famous response to Lord Macartney¹s embassy of 1793, the Celestial Empire possessed all things in prolific abundance and had no need to import the manufactures of outsid - Date : Mon, 28 Feb 2011 10:51:51 GMT+00:00 |
Chinese Erotica May Raise 1.2 Million Pounds at London Auction - Bloomberg Bloomberg--Estimated at 800000 pounds to 1.2 million pounds, they date from the 18th century and are thought to be associated with the court of the -Qianlong emperor-. Photographer: Clive Rowley/Bonhams via Bloomberg Detail from a wood panel with erotic i - Date : Fri, 25 Feb 2011 00:22:49 GMT+00:00 |
Unique Set of Chinese Emperor's Erotic Ivory Screens to Sell at Bonhams - Art Daily Art Daily--A unique set of Chinese erotic ivory panels mounted in zitan wood screens, possibly from the court of the -Qianlong Emperor-, is estimated to sell at Bonhams next fine Chinese Art Sale in London on May 12th for an estimated £800000 to £1.2 m. - Date : Mon, 28 Feb 2011 17:46:01 GMT+00:00 |
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Preceded by The Yongzheng Emperor | Emperor of China 1735-1796 | Succeeded by The Jiaqing Emperor |