and a major contribution to our understanding of the court politics and central government of the Qing dynasty.”—Matthew Sommer, Professor of Chinese History, Stanford University “Kutcher makes the ...
One outstanding example is Pine, Hawk, and Lingzhi Fungus, completed in 1724 during the Yongzheng reign, and crafted by Italian court painter Giuseppe Castiglione (1688-1766), known by his Chinese ...