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1711 China - 1799 Beijing, China. Known for: Calligraphy, painting, prose and poetry.
Qianlong [aka:Qian Longdi, Longdi Qian, Ch’ien-lung, Chundi, Gaozong, Hongli ] Emperor of Qing Dynasty (1711 – 1799). Qianlong (born September 25, 1711, China—died February 7, 1799, Beijing) was the... Read full biography
Qianlong [aka:Qian Longdi, Longdi Qian, Ch’ien-lung, Chundi, Gaozong, Hongli ] Emperor of Qing Dynasty (1711 – 1799). Qianlong (born September 25, 1711, China—died February 7, 1799, Beijing) was the fourth emperor of the Qing (Manchu) dynasty (1644–1911/12) whose six-decade reign (1735–96) was one... Read full biography
Qianlong [aka:Qian Longdi, Longdi Qian, Ch’ien-lung, Chundi, Gaozong, Hongli ] Emperor of Qing Dynasty (1711 – 1799). Qianlong (born September 25, 1711, China—died February 7, 1799, Beijing) was the fourth emperor of the Qing (Manchu) dynasty (1644–1911/12) whose six-decade reign (1735–96) was one of the longest in Chinese history. The role of Qianlong in the arts and letters of his time was probably a considerable one. [However] Since it was customary to credit to the emperor many of the works... Read full biography
Qianlong [aka:Qian Longdi, Longdi Qian, Ch’ien-lung, Chundi, Gaozong, Hongli ] Emperor of Qing Dynasty (1711 – 1799). Qianlong (born September 25, 1711, China—died February 7, 1799, Beijing) was the fourth emperor of the Qing (Manchu) dynasty (1644–1911/12) whose six-decade reign (1735–96) was one of the longest in Chinese history. The role of Qianlong in the arts and letters of his time was probably a considerable one. [However] Since it was customary to credit to the emperor many of the works produced in his reign by a variety of artists, it is impossible to determine the extent of Qianlong’s personal works, but it is clear that he wrote both prose and poetry and practiced calligraphy and painting.]. The flowering of the arts that had... Read full biography
Qianlong [aka:Qian Longdi, Longdi Qian, Ch’ien-lung, Chundi, Gaozong, Hongli ] Emperor of Qing Dynasty (1711 – 1799). Qianlong (born September 25, 1711, China—died February 7, 1799, Beijing) was the fourth emperor of the Qing (Manchu) dynasty (1644–1911/12) whose six-decade reign (1735–96) was one of the longest in Chinese history. The role of Qianlong in the arts and letters of his time was probably a considerable one. [However] Since it was customary to credit to the emperor many of the works produced in his reign by a variety of artists, it is impossible to determine the extent of Qianlong’s personal works, but it is clear that he wrote both prose and poetry and practiced calligraphy and painting.]. The flowering of the arts that had occurred under the Kangxi and Yongzheng emperors continued with Qianlong. Architecture, painting, porcelain, and particularly... Read full biography
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Long (Emperor) Qian, Longdi Qian
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Qianlong [aka:Qian Longdi, Longdi Qian, Ch’ien-lung, Chundi, Gaozong, Hongli ] Emperor of Qing Dynasty (1711 – 1799)
Qianlong (born September 25, 1711, China—died February 7, 1799, Beijing) was the fourth emperor of the Qing (Manchu) dynasty (1644–1911/12) whose six-decade reign (1735–96) was one of the longest in Chinese history. The role of Qianlong in the arts and letters of his time was probably a considerable one.
[However] Since it was customary to credit to the emperor many of the works produced in his reign by a variety of artists, it is impossible to determine the extent of Qianlong’s personal works, but it is clear that he wrote both prose and poetry and practiced calligraphy and painting.]
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