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"Secret World of the Forbidden City: Splendors from China's Imperial Palace"
2000-10-14 until 2001-01-24
Oakland Museum of Califoria
Oakland, CA,
USA
Forbidden City allows a rare glimpse of the opulence and heritage of the Chinese Imperial court under the Qing Dynasty, which ruled China from 1644 to 1911. It features a rich display of precious objects including formal and informal robes, arms and armor, accessories and jewelry, scepters and seals, portraits and paintings, and a complete throne room.
Visitors to this exhibition will enter a world of ceremony and ritual, birth and death, banquets and processions, all revolving around the Emperor, who served as Supreme Authority in an unquestionable family hierarchy and sanctified power structure. The works on view, embodying the creative genius and mastery of thousands of anonymous artisans, will be presented in eight sections:
• Affairs of State: The Throne Room
• The Emperor as Scholar: The Study Room
• The Imperial Dining Room
• The Emperor's Bedroom
• Imperial Dress
• Religion in the Forbidden City
• Arms and Armor of the Emperor
• The Emperor at Leisure
Located in the heart of Beijing, the Imperial Palace was the residence of the emperors for five centuries. Popularly known as the Forbidden City, it was built during the Ming Dynasty in the early 1400s. The scene of significant events in Chinese history, it is today a popular museum housing important historic collections.
Forbidden City: Splendors from China's Imperial Palace is curated by the Director of the Palace Museum, Yang Xin, with assistance from Dr. Janet Baker, Curator of Asian Art at the Bowers Museum of Cultural Art in Santa Ana, California. This is the first time this material has been exhibited in North America. The Oakland Museum of California worked closely with the Bowers Museum of Cultural Art to secure this exhibition. The third stop for this exhibition is the Houston Museum of Natural Sciences.
IMAGE:
Forbidden City, Night View
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