A Day on the Grand Canal with the Emperor of China or: Surface Is Illusion But So Is Depth
1988
46 min
⭐ 8.0/10
2 votes
Overview
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.
Genres
Documentary
Production Countries
- United States of America
Spoken Languages
- English en
Flatrate
Criterion Channel
Flatrate
Kino Film Collection
Cast
David Hockney
Self
Crew
Philip Haas
Director
Philip Haas
Producer
David Hockney
Writer
Marc Wilkinson
Music
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