Jiazhen Zhang is an art consultant specializing in Chinese antiques, with a passion for uncovering the historical and ...

With their flood of light and color, Yi Ming’s paintings have sold for high prices at charity auctions and have brought the ...

21.1 x 22.6 cm. (8.3 x 8.9 in.) ...

the missionary couldn't have known that he'd end up serving in the court of Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) and would become known as a court painter under his Chinese name of Lang Shining. Castiglione ...

At the exhibition Rejoicing in Woods and Springs, visitors observe a Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) painting depicting Emperor ...

The ancient Chinese calligraphic scroll by Rao Jie contains an inscription by Emperor Qianlong and his imperial seal.

Birds & Beasts' mainly focuses on the rank badges that civil and military officers would have worn during the Qing dynasty in ...

The imperial food served within the walls of the Forbidden City by the Qing Dynasty had an important effect on Chinese dietetic culture. Using the traditional diet of the Manchu ethnic group as ...

Manchu North-east China Manchu They conquered China and founded the Qing dynasty. Han China Chinese They are the largest ... of poetry and liked to collect art. He sponsored many cultural projects ...

Seat of supreme power for over five centuries (1416-1911), the Forbidden City in Beijing, with its landscaped gardens and many buildings (whose nearly 10,000 rooms contain furniture and works of art), ...