CinemaOSMovie · 1988 · 0h 46m · NR

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

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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.

Directed byPhilip Haas

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 46m
Language
EN
Released
March 18, 1988

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1 credited
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David Hockney

David Hockney

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Directed by
Philip Haas
Philip Haas
Written by
David Hockney
David Hockney
Produced by
Philip Haas
Philip Haas

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