458065
458065

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

1988-03-18
8
en 46m
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.

Producer

Philip Haas

Director

Philip Haas

Music

Marc Wilkinson

Sound Editor

Susumu Tokunow

Editor

Curtiss Clayton

Writer

David Hockney

china theory art criticism perspective

Status

Released

Countries

  • United States of America

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