Faces of China
Subtitle: portrait painting of the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1912)
By: for the Museum für Asiatische Kunst, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, edited by Klaas Ruitenbeek ; with contributions by Annette Bügener [and eight others] ; English translation, Bernd Weiss, in collaboration with Fiona Sangster and John Sykes
Contributors: Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (Germany)
Publisher: Museum für Asiatische Kunst, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin; Michael Imhof Verlag
Published: 2017
Place of publication: Berlin; Petersberg
Language: eng
Number of pages: 367
ISBN-13: 9783731906285
Copyright date: 2017
Subjects: Chinese Portrait painting; Exhibitions; Ming-Qing dynasties
Other titles: Portrait painting of the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1912)
Description: Faces of China' is the first exhibition explicitly dedicated to Chinese portrait painting. A selection of more than 100 paintings from the collections of the Palace Museum Beijing and the Royal Ontario Museum Toronto, most of which have never been shown in Europe, spans a period of more than 500 years. The main focus is on the unique portraits of the Qing Dynasty (1644?1912), including images of members of the imperial court, ancestors, military figures, and informal portraits of artists and famous women. These portraits evidence a blossoming of the genre that had never been seen before. An extensive catalogue will accompany the exhibition.00Exhibition: Kulturforum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Germany (12.10.2017-07.01.2018).
Notes: Published on the occasion of an exhibition held at Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Kulturforum, October 12, 2017 - January 7, 2018.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 358-366) and index.