The Xiyang Lou Palace (western mansion) on the imperial grounds of the old summer palace - image-1
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The Xiyang Lou Palace (western mansion) on the imperial grounds of the old summer palace - image-1The Xiyang Lou Palace (western mansion) on the imperial grounds of the old summer palace - image-2The Xiyang Lou Palace (western mansion) on the imperial grounds of the old summer palace - image-3The Xiyang Lou Palace (western mansion) on the imperial grounds of the old summer palace - image-4

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The Xiyang Lou Palace (western mansion) on the imperial grounds of the old summer palace

Auction 1226 - overview Cologne
21.06.2023, 10:30 - Asian Art
Estimate: 3.000 € - 5.000 €
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After Yi Lantai . 20th/21th century

The Xiyang Lou Palace (western mansion) on the imperial grounds of the old summer palace

Sixteen etchings (no. 1-8, 10-11 and 15-20) of 20 on velin paper. Palaces, pavilions and gardens created by Giuseppe Castiglione in the Xiyang Lou of the old summer palace in Beijing, including the HaiyanTang (Hall of the Peaceful Ocean), the Hua Yuan (Flower Garden) with the labyrinth Wanhua Zhen (The Ten Thousand Flower Maze) and the largest water feature of the garden, the Da Shuifa (Big Water Method). (16)
51 x 88 cm

The original copper engravings depicting these buildings, gardens and palaces were made after the designs of Yi Lantai, who was a student of Castiglione and had acquired the technique of central perspective. He had begun to document the Xiyang Yuan in 1781, which was under construction. The complete work comprised twenty sheets and was completed in 1786. A set of original prints are now in the National Library of China in Beijing. The Xiyang Lou was destroyed in 1860 and the original copper plates have disappeared. The present prints are made from the new plates.

二十/二十一世紀 伊蘭泰
圓明園西洋樓透視圖蝕刻版畫
原版共二十幅， 本拍品含1至8, 10至11及15至20 號共十六幅