First-Time Viewing
A Day on the Grand Canal with the Emperor of China or: Surface Is Illusion But So Is Depth
Release Date:March 18, 1988
Running Time:46 min
Genres:Documentary
Director
Synopsis
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.
Where to watch
US
Streaming
Criterion Channel
Kino Film Collection
Free / Ads
Kanopy
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