A SET OF TWENTY ETCHINGS OF PALACES, PAVILIONS AND GARDENS BY GIUSEPPE CASTIGLIONE IN THE IMPERIAL GROUNDS OF THE SUMMER PALACE, BEIJING, YUANMINGYUAN

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Lot 937 | A SET OF TWENTY ETCHINGS OF PALACES, PAVILIONS AND GARDENS BY GIUSEPPE CASTIGLIONE IN THE IMPERIAL GROUNDS OF THE SUMMER PALACE, BEIJING, YUANMINGYUAN
A SET OF TWENTY ETCHINGS OF PALACES, PAVILIONS AND GARDENS BY GIUSEPPE CASTIGLIONE IN THE IMPERIAL GROUNDS OF THE SUMMER PALACE, BEIJING, YUANMINGYUAN

1977

The original etchings were created for the Qianlong Emperor between 1783 and 1786 by the Jesuit missionary to the Chinese court, Giuseppe Castiglione (also known as Lang Shining). They illustrate the edifices, gardens and palace grounds constructed from 1737-1766.

Etching: 20 x 34 3/4 in. (50.8 x 88.2 cm.)

Paper: 23 3/4 x 37 1/2 in. (60.4 x 95.2 cm.)





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