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Oct. 22, 2011 - Feb. 19, 2012
Organized by the Norton Museum of Art 
Portrait
of the Imperial Guard Uksiltu / Keshiki Batu Luwuke Shier ( ? ? ? ? ?
wu ke shi er tu), the 29th of 100 portraits of Meritorious Officers
participating in the East-Turkestan campaign (1755-1759)
Ink on silk Qianglong seal, dated 1760 with honorific calligraphy in Manchu and Chinese by Liu Tong xun (1700-1773)
Image 60 x 38 in
Private collection This
exhibition features 10 objects in various media–painting, jade,
ceramic, glass, and metalwork–all created for the greatest art collector
in 18th century China, the Qianlong Emperor. Works from the Norton
Museum’s own collection are featured and accompanied by important loans
representing superlative examples of works produced in or from designs
provided by the Imperial Palace Workshop. Being extremely inquisitive,
this emperor invited many foreign artists to work at his court,
including Mughal jade carvers, and Jesuit priest painters and
glassmakers.
Local
presentation of this exhibition is made possible in part through the
generosity of the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of
Cultural Affairs, the Florida Arts Council, and the National Endowment
for the Arts.
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This exhibition features 10 objects in various media–painting, jade,
ceramic, glass, and metalwork–all created for the greatest art collector
in 18th century China, the Qianlong Emperor. Works from the Norton
Museum’s own collection are featured and accompanied by important loans
representing superlative examples of works produced in or from designs
provided by the Imperial Palace Workshop. Being extremely inquisitive,
this emperor invited many foreign artists to work at his court,
including Mughal jade carvers, and Jesuit priest painters and
glassmakers.
Local
presentation of this exhibition is made possible in part through the
generosity of the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of
Cultural Affairs, the Florida Arts Council, and the National Endowment
for the Arts.
