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This Ming painting shows a Forbidden City guard playing football.

This Ming painting shows a Forbidden City guard playing football. Photo courtesy British Museum

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Tags: Forbidden City, Ming Dynasty, football

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27 juin 2014

'Ming: The Golden Empire' opens at National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh

Ming: The Golden Empire at National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh EDINBURGH.- The extraordinary story of the Ming dynasty (1368-1644), a period marked by a social, cultural and economic transformation and a dramatic flourishing of the arts, will be...

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Tags: dragon robe, meiping, Forbidden City, Three Friends of Winter, cloisonne enamel, Hongwu Period, Ming Dynasty, white glazed porcelain, Tang Ying, silk brocade, Blue and White Porcelain, Enamel plate, He Bin, Matteo Ricci, Square Censer

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8 avril 2014

Liu Dan (B. 1953), Taihu Rock of the Forbidden City

Lot 3603. Liu Dan (B. 1953), Taihu Rock of the Forbidden City, signed Jinling Liu Dan (Liu Dan from Nanjing), inscribed and with one seal of the artist; ink on paper, framed; 58.4 by 83.8 cm., 23 by 33 in. Executed in 2013. Estimate 450,000 — 550,000...

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Tags: Forbidden City, Liu Dan, Taihu Rock

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10 novembre 2013

Gold Hat Finial. Forbidden City

Gold Hat Finial. Forbidden City This dragon shaped gold hat finial, inlaid with pearls, dates to the Qing Dynasty (1644-1912).

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Tags: Forbidden City, Qing dynasty, Gold Hat Finial

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8 septembre 2011

China warns museums to tighten security after series of embarrassing thefts

A cosmetic case made in 1930-1940 was stolen from an exhibit at China's famed Forbidden City. AP Photo/Palace Museum. BEIJING (REUTERS).- China has ordered its museums to tighten security after a series of embarrassing thefts, including at Beijing's Palace...

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Tags: Forbidden City, Palace museum

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7 décembre 2010

"Imperial Chinese Robes from the Forbidden City" @ the V&A

Emperor's yellow dragon robe, 1736-1795. On loan from the Palace Museum, Beijing © The Palace Museum, Beijing LONDON.- The magnificent robes worn by the emperors and empresses of the Qing Dynasty, the last ruling dynasty of China, shown for the first...

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Tags: Qianlong, Yongzheng, Kangxi, Forbidden City, Jiaqing, Palace Museum Beijing, Guangxu, Xianfeng

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12 novembre 2010

Chinese Emperor's Personal White Jade Dragon Seal Sells for £2.7 Million @ Bonhams

This iconic Chinese object, a small exquisite work of art, created huge interest before the sale in Europe and as well as China. Photo: Bonhams LONDON.- A stunning piece of China’s Imperial history – a seal personally commissioned and used by the Qianlong...

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Tags: Qianlong, jade, Forbidden City, seal, Yan chunge, `Zi Qiang Bu Xi’

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12 octobre 2010

"Within the Emperor's Garden - The Ten Thousand Springs Pavilion" @ Flushing Town Hall

The pavilion will be on view for one year at Flushing Town Hall, and the community is invited to receptions, related exhibitions, community events, and education programs throughout the year. FLUSHING, NY.- Flushing Town Hall hosts “Within The Emperor’s...

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Tags: Forbidden City, Flushing Town Hall, Ten Thousand Springs Pavilion

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1 janvier 2009

Juanqinzhai : Long Forgotten in the Forbidden City

For decades stories circulated among art historians of a mothballed Qing Dynasty retreat within the Forbidden City, the imperial behemoth with 8,700 rooms that anchors the Chinese capital. Word eventually reached the World Monuments Fund, a nonprofit...

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Tags: Qianlong, Beijing, Forbidden City, Juanqinzhai

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27 août 2008

Vente "Legacies of Imperial Power" chez Sotheby's Kong Kong

Qianlong Imperial Seals from the Estate of Émile Guimet and Emperor Qianlong’s Review of the Grand Parade of Troops. HONG KONG.- Sotheby’s Hong Kong will hold an unprecedented sale of Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, titled Legacies of Imperial Power....

Posté par Alain Truong à 10:06 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Tags: Qianlong, Kangxi, dragon, white jade, Forbidden City, Suzhou, Palace museum, green jade, sabre, scroll, Émile Guimet

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