The forbidden city, Peking – Historic Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
This rare historic print captures The forbidden city, Peking in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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The forbidden city, Peking
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The Forbidden City in Peking, the imperial palace complex in the heart of the Chinese capital, is the subject here, rendered as a small etching roughly 16 by 7 centimeters. The palace was built in the early 1400s under the Ming emperor Yongle and served as the seat of Chinese imperial power for nearly five centuries, until the last emperor abdicated in 1912. Western printmakers and travel illustrators of the 19th and early 20th centuries often reproduced its gates, halls and courtyards for audiences who knew little about the site. The record gives only a general date, so this piece is best read as one example of that wider European and American fascination with Peking's walled imperial heart.
| Medium | 1 print : etching ; 15.9 x 7.2 cm. |
|---|---|
| Notes | [19--] |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 686 × 1,536 px · prints to 2 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-122202 |
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