A Day on the Grand Canal with the Emperor of China or: Surface Is Illusion But So Is Depth Poster

A Day on the Grand Canal with the Emperor of China or: Surface Is Illusion But So Is Depth (1988)

8.0/10 0h 46m Mar 18, 1988
Documentary

Director Philip Haas and artist David Hockney invite you to join them on a magical journey through China via a marvelous 72-foot long 17th-century Chinese scroll entitled The Kangxi Emperor's Southern Inspection Tour (1691-1698), scroll seven . As Hockney unrolls the beautiful and minutely detailed work of art, he traces the Emperor Kangxi’s second tour of his southern empire in 1689.

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Original Title A Day on the Grand Canal with the Emperor of China or: Surface Is Illusion But So Is Depth
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.1

Cast

David Hockney
David Hockney
Self
Popularity: 0.7

Key Crew

Director Philip Haas
Producer Philip Haas
Writer David Hockney
Editor Curtiss Clayton
Music Marc Wilkinson

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Keywords

china theory art criticism perspective

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Details
Release Date March 18, 1988
Runtime 0h 46m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.1
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