Ching Collection

Along the River During the Qingming Festival, Qing Court Version, hand scroll
3928698 Along the River During the Qingming Festival, Qing Court Version, hand scroll, 1736 (ink and color on silk) by Chinese School

CHINA. BEIJING. Beijing. Forbidden City. Hall

Ancient altars, characters, and John Napiers bones
Ancient altars, ark of the covenant, Chinese musical instrument Ching and King, John Napiers calculating bones, and ancient arithmetical characters

Rival Chinese magicians Chung Ling Soo & Ching Ling Foo
Rival Chinese magicians, Chung Ling Soo (real name, Billy Robinson) seen top putting his wife Suee Seen (aka Olive or Dot ) into a cannon as part of his act at the London Hippodrome

Lion roof tile, c. 1650 (glazed earthenware)
GLS224031 Lion roof tile, c.1650 (glazed earthenware) by Chinese School (17th century); 22.2x41.9x14 cm; Burrell Collection, Glasgow, Scotland; © CSG CIC Glasgow Museums Collection

Belthook in the form of a dragon (jadeite)
PFR210174 Belthook in the form of a dragon (jadeite) by Chinese School (18th century); Private Collection; © Paul Freeman

Spring Festival on the River (detail), handscroll (ink and colour on silk)
3931018 Spring Festival on the River (detail), handscroll (ink and colour on silk) by Chinese School, Qing dynasty (18th century); 29.8x1004.6 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Spring Festival on the River (detail), handscroll (ink and colour on silk)
3931007 Spring Festival on the River (detail), handscroll (ink and colour on silk) by Chinese School, Qing dynasty (18th century); 29.8x1004.6 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

A Vegetable Form Tureen, Cover and Tazza, Jiaqing Period (1796-1820) c
PFR314545 A Vegetable Form Tureen, Cover and Tazza, Jiaqing Period (1796-1820) c.1800 (porcelain) (see also 314544) by Chinese School (19th century); height: 16.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

An Armorial Dinner Plate, Qianlong Period (1736-95) c. 1755 (porcelain)
PFR314541 An Armorial Dinner Plate, Qianlong Period (1736-95) c.1755 (porcelain) by Chinese School (18th century); diam: 26 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Charger depicting the Immortal Tang Poet Li Bai, Kangxi Period, c. 1690 (porcelain)
PFR314529 Charger depicting the Immortal Tang Poet Li Bai, Kangxi Period, c.1690 (porcelain) by Chinese School (17th century); diam: 47.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Articulated Figure of a Boy, Kangxi period (1662-1722) (ivory) (see also 272188)
HSC272187 Articulated Figure of a Boy, Kangxi period (1662-1722) (ivory) (see also 272188) by Chinese School, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912)

Pair of Miniature Ewers and Tray, Qianlong period (1736-95) (enamel)
HSC272155 Pair of Miniature Ewers and Tray, Qianlong period (1736-95) (enamel) by Chinese School, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912); 7.6x16.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Ferdinand Verbiest (engraving)
XJF359055 Ferdinand Verbiest (engraving) by French School, (17th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Father Ferdinand Verbiest (1623-88) Flemish Jesuit missionary to China

A seated nodding figure of a woman, Qianlong period, c. 1780 (polychrome plaster
PFR241400 A seated nodding figure of a woman, Qianlong period, c.1780 (polychrome plaster) (detail of 207203) by Chinese School (18th century); 61x65 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Pair of bowls decorated in famille rose enamels with the arms of Joynes
PFR210136 Pair of bowls decorated in famille rose enamels with the arms of Joynes, Yongzheng period (1723-35) (porcelain) by Chinese School (18th century); diameter

Miniature blue and white softpaste Meiping vase, painted with a figure on horseback
PFR206059 Miniature blue and white softpaste Meiping vase, painted with a figure on horseback, Kangxi period, 1662-1722 (porcelain) by Chinese School; Private Collection; ePaul Freeman; Chinese

Large armorial charger with the arms of the King of France, c. 1730 (porcelain)
PFR205153 Large armorial charger with the arms of the King of France, c.1730 (porcelain) by Chinese School (18th century); Private Collection; ePaul Freeman; Chinese, out of copyright

Gardens of Yuan Ming Yuan, Peking, 1783-86 (engraving) (b / w photo)
STC173897 Gardens of Yuan Ming Yuan, Peking, 1783-86 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Lang Shining (Castiglione, Giuseppe) (1668-1766) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

A large verte Imari dish, Kangxi Period, 1662-1722 (porcelain)
PFR231384 A large verte Imari dish, Kangxi Period, 1662-1722 (porcelain) by Chinese School, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912); Private Collection; ePaul Freeman; Chinese, out of copyright

One of a pair of blue and white soldier vases, c. 1700 (porcelain)
PFR231349 One of a pair of blue and white soldier vases, c.1700 (porcelain) by Chinese School (18th century); height: 103 cm; Private Collection; ePaul Freeman; Chinese, out of copyright

Imari baluster vase; Rose-verte armorial dish, c. 1724; Famille rose bombe tureen
BAL45073 Imari baluster vase; Rose-verte armorial dish, c.1724; Famille rose bombe tureen and cover; Two blue and white tulip vases; Famille Rose armorial plate; Imari plate by Cornelius Prenk;

Famille rose sauce tureen and cover modelled as a squirrel
BAL44925 Famille rose sauce tureen and cover modelled as a squirrel, Chien Lung period (1736-95) (ceramic) by Chinese School (18th century); Private Collection; Chinese, out of copyright

Spring Festival on the River (detail), handscroll (ink and colour on silk)
3931014 Spring Festival on the River (detail), handscroll (ink and colour on silk) by Chinese School, Qing dynasty (18th century); 29.8x1004.6 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Figure of Guanyin, 17th or 18th century (gilt bronze)
AME119007 Figure of Guanyin, 17th or 18th century (gilt bronze) by Chinese School; height:24.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; eAshmolean Museum; Chinese, out of copyright

Circular bowl, Chien Lung period (1736-95) (ceramic)
BAL44922 Circular bowl, Chien Lung period (1736-95) (ceramic) by Chinese School (18th century); Private Collection; Chinese, out of copyright

One of a pair of famille rose hawks, c. 1750 (porcelain)
PFR231340 One of a pair of famille rose hawks, c.1750 (porcelain) by Chinese School (18th century); height: 27 cm; Private Collection; ePaul Freeman; Chinese, out of copyright

A figure of a lion on rockwork (cloisonne enamel)
PFR231373 A figure of a lion on rockwork (cloisonne enamel) by Chinese School, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912); Private Collection; ePaul Freeman; Chinese, out of copyright

One of a pair of blue and white soldier vases on ormolu bases, c
PFR231371 One of a pair of blue and white soldier vases on ormolu bases, c.1700 (porcelain) (see 231341 & 231372) by Chinese School

Detail of a funerary robe, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) (satin)
XBP394845 Detail of a funerary robe, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) (satin) by Chinese School (18th century); Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Portrait of Hong Taiji (ink on paper)
497300 Portrait of Hong Taiji (ink on paper) by Chinese School, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hong Taiji (1592-1643) first Emperor of the Qing Dynasty in China

Hu vase, decorated in the Ming style with lotus flowers, camelias, pinks
PFR142570 Hu vase, decorated in the Ming style with lotus flowers, camelias, pinks, lilies and hydrangea, Qianlong mark and period 1736-95 (porcelain with blue underglaze)

Imperial Vase of Bronze Fang Hu Form, Qianlong Period (1736-96) (jade)
PFR241134 Imperial Vase of Bronze Fang Hu Form, Qianlong Period (1736-96) (jade) by Chinese School, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912); height: 23.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Imperial Canton panel, Qianlong period, 1736-95 (repousse enamel) (see 207217 for pair)
PFR207219 Imperial Canton panel, Qianlong period, 1736-95 (repousse enamel) (see 207217 for pair) by Chinese School (18th century); 51.5x40 cm; Private Collection; ePaul Freeman; Chinese

Panels depicting figures on a terrace, Qianlong period, 1736-95 (polychrome ivory
PFR206572 Panels depicting figures on a terrace, Qianlong period, 1736-95 (polychrome ivory) (one of a pair) (see 206571, 206573) by Chinese School (18th century)

Cistern painted with a design by Cornelis Pronk (1691-1759) c
PFR206563 Cistern painted with a design by Cornelis Pronk (1691-1759) c.1730 (porcelain) (see 206565 for basin) by Chinese School (18th century); Private Collection; ePaul Freeman; Chinese

Soup plate decorated in gilt and enamels with the arms of Christian Auguste
PFR210138 Soup plate decorated in gilt and enamels with the arms of Christian Auguste, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (1690-1747) and Johanna Elizabeth of Holstein-Gottorp (1712-60)

Coloured glazed vessel (earthenware)
XBP235792 Coloured glazed vessel (earthenware) by Chinese School, Ch ing Period (1644-1912); American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA; Photo eBoltin Picture Library; Chinese, out of copyright

Coffee pot of Meissen form decorated predominantly in gilt with the arms of Gustav
PFR210134 Coffee pot of Meissen form decorated predominantly in gilt with the arms of Gustav Gabriel Loodh, Qianlong period (1736-95) (porcelain) (side view of 210133) by Chinese School (18th century)

A reverse glass painting showing lady musicians, Qianlong period (1736-95) c. 1790 (glass)
PFR210116 A reverse glass painting showing lady musicians, Qianlong period (1736-95) c.1790 (glass) by Banbury, Henry W. (1750-1811) (after); length:35 cm; Private Collection; ePaul Freeman; English

Palace of the Calm of the Sea and the Water Clock, Garden of Yuan Ming Yuan, Peking
STC173898 Palace of the Calm of the Sea and the Water Clock, Garden of Yuan Ming Yuan, Peking, 1783-86 (engraving) (see also 173899) by Lang Shining (Castiglione)

Blanc de Chine figure of Guanyin, c. 1800 (porcelain)
PFR270977 Blanc de Chine figure of Guanyin, c.1800 (porcelain) by Chinese School (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: bodhisattva of compassion; ); ePaul Freeman; Chinese, out of copyright

A Mughal Snuff Box, Qianlong Period (1736-95) c. 1760 (porcelain) (see also 314539)
PFR314538 A Mughal Snuff Box, Qianlong Period (1736-95) c.1760 (porcelain) (see also 314539) by Chinese School (18th century); 8x3x6.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Large Famille Verte Teapot, Kangxi period (1662-1722) (porcelain)
HSC272164 Large Famille Verte Teapot, Kangxi period (1662-1722) (porcelain) by Chinese School, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912); height:25.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Side plate, Qianlong period, c. 1782 (porcelain)
PFR270980 Side plate, Qianlong period, c.1782 (porcelain) by Chinese School, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912); diameter: 19.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Spring Festival on the River (detail), handscroll (ink and colour on silk)
3740401 Spring Festival on the River (detail), handscroll (ink and colour on silk) by Chinese School, Qing dynasty (18th century); 29.8x1004.6 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

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"Exploring the Rich Tapestry of 'Ching': From Ancient Altars to Forbidden City's Hall" Step into the mesmerizing world of 'Ching' as we delve into its diverse facets. Along the River During the Qingming Festival, a renowned hand scroll depicting bustling scenes in ancient China, takes us on a visual journey through time. In Beijing's Forbidden City, marvel at the exquisite Qing Court Version that showcases imperial grandeur. Uncover hidden treasures like the lion roof tile from 1650, crafted with glazed earthenware and symbolizing power and protection. Delve further into history as we encounter characters and John Napier's bones, offering glimpses into Chinese culture and intellectual pursuits. Witness an intriguing rivalry between Chinese magicians Chung Ling Soo & Ching Ling Foo, masters of illusion who captivated audiences with their spellbinding performances. Explore sensuality through art with erotic depictions of lovers on galloping and trotting horses or within a tent; these delicate scrolls from Tao-kuang period reveal intimate moments in Mongol Horsemen's lives. Discover beauty in everyday objects such as an erotic subject porcelain snuffbox from 1750 or a wrist rest intricately carved with a scene of lovers during Qianlong period. These pieces showcase craftsmanship merging functionality with artistic expression. However, not all aspects are serene - witness historical turmoil captured by a black-and-white photograph showing a looter beheaded after riots in Tientsin during China's Revolution. The image serves as a reminder of both past struggles and resilience. Lastly, behold the dragon-shaped belthook made from jadeite – an embodiment of mythical creatures revered for their strength and auspicious symbolism. Intricate details woven throughout 'Ching' offer glimpses into China’s rich heritage - each artifact telling its own unique story within this captivating narrative.