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A SET OF FIFTEEN ETCHINGS FROM PALACES, PAVILIONS AND GARDENS CREATED
BY GIUSEPPE CASTIGLIONE IN THE IMPERIAL GROUND AT YUANMING YUAN AT THE
SUMMER PALACE BEIJING
20TH CENTURY
二十世紀 銅版圓明圓西洋樓版畫一組十五張
Fifteen engraved prints after Giuseppe Castiglione printed on vélin de Rives. The original etchings
were created between 1783 and 1786 for the Emperor Qianlong and portray the edifces, gardens and
palace grounds constructed from 1737 to 1766 and painted by the Jesuit missionary to the Chinese court,
Guiseppe Castiglione, known as Lang Shining.
Each print measures 23æ x 37Ω in. (60.5 x 95 cm.) (20)
£12,000-18,000 $19,000-27,000
€17,000-25,000
PROVENANCE:
The collection of the renowned French architect and writer Fernand Pouillon (1912-1986).
來源:法國著名建築師Fernand Pouillon(1912-1986)舊藏
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