Resumen de The art of Qing imperial afterlife: the ‘Pictures of ancient playthings’ (Guwantu 古玩圖) revisited
Two magnificient eighteenth-century handscrolls depict myriad objects made of jade, bronze, porcelain, glass and bamboo. A novel interpretation of their function suggests that the illustrations were originally for wall decorations and romounted as scrolls for the Yongzheng Emperor's tomb. The paintings' remediation and repurposing offer a compelling example of the art of Qing imperial afterlife
