9780875772219 - The Emperor's Private Paradise: Treasures from the Forbidden City (4 Ergebnisse)

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Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. English text.; Paperback.; 30.5 x 24 cm; 1.7 kg.; 256 pages with with 267 colour and 25 black and white illustrations.; Used with minor signs of wear on the exterior and interior. The exterior show minor edge wear, scuffs and scratches. Interior with minor signs of wear.; Catalogue from an exhibition organised and held by the Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, in partnership with the Palace Museum from September 14, 2010 through January 9, 2011, and traveling to The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, from February 3. 2011 through May 1, 2011, and the Milwaukee Art Museum, from June 11, 2011 through September 12, 2011.; An extraordinary glimpse into the imperial art and architecture 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. Nearly eight million tourists have flocked to it since parts were opened to the public in 1925. Yet the elegant, intimate Qianlong Garden -a "mini-Forbidden City" within the Forbidden City - has remained sequestered from public view. Dating from the eighteenth 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 as a result of a groundbreaking international collaboration, it is intended to be fully open to visitors in 2019. Well in advance of this opening. The Emperor's Private Paradise gives an in-depth analysis of the garden's design - considered a gem among China's extant imperial gardens - and also interprets the many art-works commissioned by the emperor as expressions of ancient cultural values and new perspectives. Essays offering an overview of the history of Chinese gardens and the extraordinary reign of the Qianlong emperor complement and contextualize the importance of the Qianlong Garden and its artworks. This lavishly illustrated volume accompanies an unprecedented exhibition of ninety, never-before-shown objects from the Qianlong Garden and the Palace Museum in Beijing, including superlative examples of Qing murals, paintings, wall coverings, furniture, architectural elements, and jades. By illuminating this little-documented, yet architecturally significant area of the Forbidden City, this volume represents a major contribution to the fields of Chinese art, history, architecture, and gardens. The exhibition is organized by the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts, in partnership with the Palace Museum, Beijing, and in cooperation with the World Monuments Fund. It is traveling to The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the Milwaukee Art Museum.