Abstract/Sommario: The article provides an illustration of a selection from The National Palace Museum's collection of "Trasured Objects", that contains items that reflect the lifestyle and preferences of the Qing Dinasty (1644-1911) court. Items from Tibet and England highlight the influence of other cultures on the works collected by the Qing dynasty court. Buddhist, Taoist and shamanist religious cerimonies were held in the Qing court, but he imperial family obviously revered Tibetan Buddhism. In ord ...; [Leggi tutto...]
The article provides an illustration of a selection from The National Palace Museum's collection of "Trasured Objects", that contains items that reflect the lifestyle and preferences of the Qing Dinasty (1644-1911) court. Items from Tibet and England highlight the influence of other cultures on the works collected by the Qing dynasty court. Buddhist, Taoist and shamanist religious cerimonies were held in the Qing court, but he imperial family obviously revered Tibetan Buddhism. In order to assure conformity to religious requirements, a number of Tibetan and Nepali craftsmen worked with Chinese, Manchu and Mongolian artisans at the Qing court to produce implements and images. The National Palace Museum's collection includes a large numer of pieces of clothing and accessories associated with the iperial family, such as crowns and hats, imperial jewelry, fingernail guards, flint cases and court belts. Snuff bottles used by the court in many materials, ru-yi scepters, curio boxes (especially designed cases with various compartments)