IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. A pillow (one corner chipped) and ...

Even more strikingly than the Mongols, the Manchu illustrate a principle that we can also see in the Turkic invasions of Persia, the Arabic invasion of large parts of the Eastern Roman Empire and of ...

A rare vase from the Imperial collection of the Chinese Emperor Qianlong, which has remained in a private Japanese collection for almost a century, will lead the upcoming fall sale of Sotheby’s Hong ...

Qianlong Emperor, born in 1711, was the sixth emperor of the Qing dynasty, ruling from 1735 to 1796. He was the fourth son of Emperor Yongzheng and is remembered as one of the most prosperous and ...

MILWAUKEE, June 7, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- This summer, the Milwaukee Art Museum presents five simultaneous exhibitions on Chinese art and architecture as part of a year-long celebration honoring the ...

A vase kept in a kitchen in England could sell for £150,000 ($186,000) after it was revealed to be a rare 18th century Chinese artifact which was created for the Qianlong Emperor. The vase was ...

Simply sublime or outrageously ornate, China's imperial treasures reflect centuries of artistic evolution driven by the tastes - and even the talents - of its rulers. The traditions of eight emperors ...

Qianlong felt a great sense of responsibility to carry out the sacred role of emperor in accordance with traditional Confucian ideals, following the example set for him by his grandfather. He was also ...

WHAT WITH his dozens of concubines, his obsession with collecting precious jade and his penchant for inscribing his own (not very good) poems onto ancient paintings, the Qianlong emperor makes an ...