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$11.84 Shipping Location: Alhambra, United States It was 1714, and trade with China was just beginning. News of his arrival was sent to the Emperor Kangxi, in Beijing, who summoned Castiglione to the ... moreroyal palace. We don’t know what the emperor thought of Jesus, but he sure liked Castiglione’s painting.
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Free Shipping Location: China Size: Width：45 cm* Length:68 cm About Artist: Qi Gong(1912- 2005) The characters are white, but also for Yuan Bo,佛名察格多尔札布, from Beijing. Chinese contemporary ... morefamous educator, classical philologist, painter, cultural identification, sequel, poet, Great Masters. Manchu, Aixinjueluo Qing emperors( Yongzheng) and the fifth son of Prince Hong Zhou Sun eighth. Himself, the main representative of" Cong Qi Gong" Qi Gong Rhyme" ancient font" and so on. Former Beijing Normal University, China CPPCC Standing Committee, Chinese Calligraphy Association, honorary chairman of the Buddhist Association of China, the Palace Museum consultant positions. Description: Chinese painting is one brilliant page in Chinese culture and civilization history. They are one of the China's treasures. The significant kinds of Chinese paingings which are prominent in Chinese paintings history. Are the following: character, landscape, waterscape, flowers and birds. They are the symbols of the realy life and the nature beauty. Return: Refund is available if buyer is not satisfied. The refund will be limited only to the final sale price(excluding shipping fee) Buyer will absorb shipping fees both ways. And the item must be in its original condition. Payment Policy: We accept online payment through www.paypal.com. Others: We collected our paintings from the populace collectors and Auction. So we don't know the history of the painting very clearly. As we all know. Since the institutional revolution, many information of artwork be lost. As the vigor of style in writing of the painting. Many experts think this chinese antique is original one from their eyes. But people usually have the different art appreciation. All the scrolls of ours are hand drawing paintings.NOT the prints. If you have any question. Please contact me.
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Free Shipping Location: China 郎世宁 Lang Shining or Giuseppe Castiglione, S.J. (simplified Chinese: 郎世宁; traditional Chinese: 郎世寧; pinyin: Lángshìníng) (19 July 1688 – 17 July 1766), ... morewas an Italian Jesuit lay brother and a missionary in China, where he served as an artist at the imperial court of three emperors – the Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong emperors.
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$38.30 Shipping Location: Clearwater Beach, United States 清 蒋廷 锡 百寿 图长卷 绢画 Qing Dynasty, attributed to Jiang Tingxi (1669-1732), Long scroll of a hundred years of life, silk painting. Jiang Tingxi ( simplified ... moreChinese : 蒋廷 锡 ; traditional Chinese : 蔣廷錫 ; pinyin :Jiǎng Tíngxí ; Wade–Giles :Chiang T'ing-hsi, 1669–1732. ).
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Free Shipping Location: China 郎世宁 Lang Shining or Giuseppe Castiglione, S.J. (simplified Chinese: 郎世宁; traditional Chinese: 郎世寧; pinyin: Lángshìníng) (19 July 1688 – 17 July 1766), ... morewas an Italian Jesuit lay brother and a missionary in China, where he served as an artist at the imperial court of three emperors – the Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong emperors.
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Free Shipping Location: China Collectible Perfect Old Chinese Painting& Scroll Hand painting Dog Lang Shining“郎世宁” Size(dimension) Height: 210 CM Width: 88 CM. 1cm=0.39inches Castiglione[1] ... moreGiuseppe Castiglione. 1688-1766) was an Italian, formerly known as Giuseppe 伽斯 insole Leo, born in Milan, fifty four years of Qing Emperor Kangxi(1715) as a Jesuit monks to China missionary, then enter wishful palace museum, became court painter, had participated in the design of the Yuanmingyuan Western House, served Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong North Korea, in China engaged in painting up to 50 years. Package ship via China Post EMS(5-8)Days can be arrived. EMS is short for Express Mail Service. It is the most secure and fastest mail service in China. You can receive your won item in 5-8 days after it is delivered to wherever you live. we will tell you the tracking number after the item is shipped to you.You can track the shipping information online anytime. If you have any questions about our items.Please contact us via our registered ebay email address directly. We will give you timely satisfactory answer. Feedback: We try our best to make everything to be perfect. But things happen sometimes. I wish. If there is anything wrong with our dealing, please feel free to let us know before leaving any feedback! We want you to be 100% satified with your order. If you like them. Please take a moment to leave us positive feedback. Your positive feedback and 5 star rating on eBay to us will be appreciated. And, we also appreciate your good advice on our business and service, it will hearten us work harder and offer the best service. Last, we wish you will have a happy shopping. Customer service: Please feel free to tell me if you have any questions. We will reply you in 24 hours. We will try our best to serve you the best. We believe all the problems can be solved perfectly via good communications. And we would love to hear from you with any suggestions. Questions and/or concerns. Return Policy: 7 days 100% money back warranty in case.The whole shipping
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Free Shipping Location: China Excellent Chinese Hanging Painting & Scroll “弘历观荷抚琴图” By Lang Shining 郎世宁 BL99. 郎世宁 Lang Shining or Giuseppe Castiglione, S.J. (simplified Chinese: 郎世宁; ... moretraditional Chinese: 郎世寧; pinyin: Lángshìníng) (19 July 1688 – 17 July 1766), was an Italian Jesuit lay brother and a missionary in China, where he served as an artist at the imperial court of three emperors – the Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong emperors.
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Free Shipping Location: China This is an ancient handwritten couplet of QIGong, with QIGong 's signature and seal. This couplet is written on rice paper and remains in its original ... morestate, without being mounted. He was an advisor for the September 3 Society, one of China's recognized political parties.Qigong was born into a Manchu family in Beijing in 1912.
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Free Shipping Location: China Scroll size:126 cm ×35 cm Country of Origin: China Conditions: a complete. No defects. Giuseppe Castiglione. S.J. simplified Chinese: 郎世宁; traditional ... moreChinese: 郎世寧; pinyin: Láng Shìníng) July 19, 1688– July 17, 1766) was an Italian Jesuit lay brother who served as a missionary in China, where he became a painter at the court of the emperor.Born in Milan's San Marcellino district, in his early years Castiglione studied painting with Carlo Cornara of the renowned Bottega degli Stampatori painting studio. In 1709 he became a Jesuit.The Jesuits in China having asked for a painter to be sent to the imperial court in Beijing, Castiglione volunteered and was accepted. In 1710 on the way to Lisbon he passes through Coimbra where he is kept several years to decorate the chapel of St. Francis Borgia in the Church of the novitiate, today Coimbra's Cathedral, and painted a"circumcision" on the main altar of the same church.In 1715, Castiglione arrived in China as a missionary. While there, Castiglione took the name Lang Shining(郎世寧) His skill as an artist was appreciated by the Emperor Qianlong and Castiglione spent many years in the court painting various subjects, including the portraits of the Emperor and Empress.Castiglione's work served as the subject for a series of"Battle Copper Prints" commissioned by the Emperor to commemorate his military campaigns. Small-scale copies of his paintings were shipped to Paris and rendered into copperplate intagio before being returned to China. A series of sixteen prints by Castiglione and his contemporaries Jean-Denis Attiret, Ignatius Sichelbart and Jean-Damascène Sallusti were created in this way.Castiglione's style was a unique blend of European sensibility with Chinese technique and themes. The style was however modified according to Chinese taste- strong shadows used in chiaroscuro techniques were unacceptable as Emperor Qianlong thought that shadows looked like dirt, therefore when Castiglione painted the emperor, the
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