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ART NEWS AT A GLANCE
14 JULY
2017
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10 SEPTEMBER
2017
THE FORBIDDEN CITY IN MONACO
COURT LIFE OF THE EMPERORS AND EMPRESSES OF CHINA
GRIMALDI FORUM MONACO
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| Portrait of the Kangxi Emperor in a ceremonial robe |
| Ink and colours on silk Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722) Painting: height 267.5 cm, width 190 cm. Roll: height 405 cm, width 265 cm Beijing, Palace Museum, inv. 6400 © The Palace Museum |
| Ceramic group |
| Terracotta Tang dynasty, (600-800 A.D.) Yurt: height 20 cm, diameter 23.3 cm Lute player: height 10.3 cm Horse: height 17.5 cm, width 18 cm Horseman: height 17.5 cm Brussels, Musées royaux d'Art et d'Histoire, CH.2092 © MRAH, Brussels |
| Portrait of Hongli (Qianlong emperor) examining antiques |
| Palace workshop Ink and colour highlights on paper Qing dynasty, Qianlong period, (1736-1795) Beijing, Palace Museum, inv. 6491 © The Palace Museum |
| Astronomical instrument |
| Gilt copper Qing dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795) Overall height 72 cm, diameter 39 cm Beijing, Palace Museum, inv. 141709 © The Palace Museum |
| Bodhisattva |
| Gilt bronze. Ming dynasty, Yongle period, (1403--1424) Height 133 cm, width 66.5 cm, diameter 44 cm Paris, Musée Cernuschi, M.C. 5173 © Musée Cernuschi, Musée des Arts de l'Asie de la Ville de Paris / Roger--Viollet A specific dossier is available upon request for all use on social networks. |
| Portrait of Shang Kexi (d.1676) |
| Ink and colours on silk Qing dynasty, (1644-1911) 248.9 × 117.5 cm (image) 386.7 × 140 cm (roll) © Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Purchase - Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program and partial gift of Richard G. Pritzlaff, inv. S 1991.81 |
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| Lithophone. Bianqing carillon of 16 musical stones decorated with dragon and cloud motifs |
| Wood and et nephrite Qing dynasty, (1644-1911) Height, 350 cm, width 350 cm Beijing, Palace Museum, inv. 169354--1--15/15 © The Palace Museum |
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