Imperial Illusions

Crossing Pictorial Boundaries in the Qing Palaces

Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Art History, Asian, General Art, History, China
Cover of the book Imperial Illusions by Kristina Kleutghen, University of Washington Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Kristina Kleutghen ISBN: 9780295805528
Publisher: University of Washington Press Publication: June 17, 2015
Imprint: University of Washington Press Language: English
Author: Kristina Kleutghen
ISBN: 9780295805528
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Publication: June 17, 2015
Imprint: University of Washington Press
Language: English

In the Forbidden City and other palaces around Beijing, Emperor Qianlong (r. 1736-1795) surrounded himself with monumental paintings of architecture, gardens, people, and faraway places. The best artists of the imperial painting academy, including a number of European missionary painters, used Western perspectival illusionism to transform walls and ceilings with visually striking images that were also deeply meaningful to Qianlong. These unprecedented works not only offer new insights into late imperial China�s most influential emperor, but also reflect one way in which Chinese art integrated and domesticated foreign ideas.

In Imperial Illusions, Kristina Kleutghen examines all known surviving examples of the Qing court phenomenon of �scenic illusion paintings� (tongjinghua), which today remain inaccessible inside the Forbidden City. Produced at the height of early modern cultural exchange between China and Europe, these works have received little scholarly attention. Richly illustrated, Imperial Illusions offers the first comprehensive investigation of the aesthetic, cultural, perceptual, and political importance of these illusionistic paintings essential to Qianlong�s world.

For more information: http://arthistorypi.org/books/imperial-illusions

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

In the Forbidden City and other palaces around Beijing, Emperor Qianlong (r. 1736-1795) surrounded himself with monumental paintings of architecture, gardens, people, and faraway places. The best artists of the imperial painting academy, including a number of European missionary painters, used Western perspectival illusionism to transform walls and ceilings with visually striking images that were also deeply meaningful to Qianlong. These unprecedented works not only offer new insights into late imperial China�s most influential emperor, but also reflect one way in which Chinese art integrated and domesticated foreign ideas.

In Imperial Illusions, Kristina Kleutghen examines all known surviving examples of the Qing court phenomenon of �scenic illusion paintings� (tongjinghua), which today remain inaccessible inside the Forbidden City. Produced at the height of early modern cultural exchange between China and Europe, these works have received little scholarly attention. Richly illustrated, Imperial Illusions offers the first comprehensive investigation of the aesthetic, cultural, perceptual, and political importance of these illusionistic paintings essential to Qianlong�s world.

For more information: http://arthistorypi.org/books/imperial-illusions

More books from University of Washington Press

Cover of the book Urbanization in Early and Medieval China by Kristina Kleutghen
Cover of the book Bringing Whales Ashore by Kristina Kleutghen
Cover of the book Death of Celilo Falls by Kristina Kleutghen
Cover of the book Contagion by Kristina Kleutghen
Cover of the book Environmental Justice in Postwar America by Kristina Kleutghen
Cover of the book Rural China on the Eve of Revolution by Kristina Kleutghen
Cover of the book Four Thousand Hooks by Kristina Kleutghen
Cover of the book Dreaming of Sheep in Navajo Country by Kristina Kleutghen
Cover of the book Living with Oil and Coal by Kristina Kleutghen
Cover of the book Mine Okubo by Kristina Kleutghen
Cover of the book DDT, Silent Spring, and the Rise of Environmentalism by Kristina Kleutghen
Cover of the book Slapping the Table in Amazement by Kristina Kleutghen
Cover of the book The Lost Wolves of Japan by Kristina Kleutghen
Cover of the book The Women on the Island by Kristina Kleutghen
Cover of the book The Dark Dove by Kristina Kleutghen
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy