A rare Qing dynasty painting, titled "The Blue Goats," heads to auction at Sotheby's Hong Kong with a high estimate of $19 ...

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 ...

The opaque world of Forbidden City dining gets a little clearer when we skip forward to Kangxi’s grandson, an imposing figure known as Qianlong Emperor. During his nearly 61 years on the throne ...

Today's object is from China, at a time when it was pursuing its own Enlightenment, under the Qianlong Emperor who, like his European contemporaries, devoted considerable attention to exploring ...

Today's object is from China, at a time when it was pursuing its own Enlightenment, under the Qianlong Emperor who, like his European contemporaries, devoted considerable attention to exploring ...

Disloyalty was always dealt with harshly. For example, the Qianlong Emperor executed authors and their entire families for writing things that criticised the Manchus. Very hard! People were put in ...

The following was recorded about Emperor Qianlong. “At about 7 a.m. on the 30th day of the ninth month in the 12th year of Qianlong’s Reign, His Majesty (Emperor Qianlong) took his breakfast ...

They inspired several works of art, such as “Portrait of the Qianlong Emperor” (1736) and the “Qianlong Emperor Hunting Hare” (1755) by Jesuit painter Giuseppe Castiglione, showing the ...

The thin brush strokes and fine details will leave the viewer in awe. 3. “The Qianlong Emperor Enjoying the Lunar New Year” This painting depicts the Emperor enjoying the festivities of Lunar ...

Items on display at the exhibition will include an enamelware chrysanthemum pot made in Guangdong in 1783 and used by the Qianlong emperor's court. It was recently discovered that a signature ...