Imagining Qianlong: Louis XV's Chinese Emperor Tapestries and Battle Scene Prints at the Imperial Court in Beijing

by Pascal-Francois Bertrand, Nicholas Pearce, Kristel Smentek, et al.

This publication accompanies an unprecedented exhibition highlighting four of the magnificent chinoiserie tapestries of Chinese Emperor Qianlong, woven after designs by Fran ois Boucher at the famous Beauvais manufactory from 1758-1760. The large and well-preserved textiles form part of the royal French commission by King Louis XV, objects of which were presented to Qianlong in 1766. These celebrated tapestries are joined by another historic set of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9881902495
• ISBN13: 9789881902498
• Release Date: November 2017
• Publisher: Hku Museum and Art Gallery
• Length: 84 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.2" x 11.9"