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FIFTEEN ETCHINGS OF PALACES, PAVILIONS AND GARDENS The Property of a Lady and Gentleman
BY GIUSEPPE CASTIGLIONE IN THE IMPERIAL GROUNDS AT
THE SUMMER PALACE, BEIJING, YUANMINGYUAN The original etchings were created for the Qianlong Emperor between
1977 1783 and 1786 by the Jesuit missionary to the Chinese court,
Framed. Giuseppe Castiglione (also known as Lang Shining). They illustrate the
西洋樓二十景銅版畫 十五幅 edifices, gardens and palace grounds constructed from 1737-1766.
51cm (20in) high x 88cm (34 5/8in) wide (15).
£2,000 - 3,000
HK$19,000 - 29,000
CNY17,000 - 26,000

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