{"product_id":"yuen-min-yuen","title":"Yuen-Min-Yuen c.1797","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"7\"\u003ePlan of the Hall of Audience and the Adjacent Courts in the Emperor's Gardens at Yuen-Min-Yuen\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"102\"\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/b\u003e From Sir George Staunton’s \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"137\"\u003eAn Authentic Account of an Embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"227\"\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e London, c. 1797\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"254\"\u003eTechnique:\u003c\/b\u003e Large-scale copperplate engraving\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eDescription:\u003c\/b\u003e This detailed architectural plan documents the \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"60\"\u003eHall of Audience\u003c\/b\u003e within the \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"88\"\u003eOld Summer Palace (Yuanmingyuan)\u003c\/b\u003e in Beijing. It was produced following the Macartney Embassy of 1793, the first British diplomatic mission to China. As the embassy was granted rare access to the imperial grounds, this plan represents one of the earliest and most accurate Western technical records of the palace's layout before its destruction in 1860.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003eThe engraving features a meticulously labeled ground plan of the \"1st, 2nd, and 3rd Courts,\" including:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Hall of Audience:\u003c\/b\u003e The central structure where the Emperor received official visitors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eImperial Ornamentation:\u003c\/b\u003e Specific locations for the Emperor's throne, large musical clocks, and decorative screens are noted in the keys on either side of the plan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eLandscape Elements:\u003c\/b\u003e The plan shows the integration of formal architecture with the naturalistic \"gardens of perfect brightness,\" including the surrounding rockwork and water features.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6,3,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eAuthenticity:\u003c\/b\u003e Original late 18th-century copperplate engraving.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6,4,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6,4,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eHistorical Significance:\u003c\/b\u003e A vital primary source documenting the lost architecture of the Qing Dynasty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6,5,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6,5,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Typically issued as a large-fold plate in the Macartney Embassy Atlas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Treasures of the Orient","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43800772247617,"sku":null,"price":400.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/7125\/5105\/files\/5CE25FE2-8A83-4E90-A1DB-23A1A9B0A7BC.jpg?v=1777122430","url":"https:\/\/treasuresoftheorient.com\/products\/yuen-min-yuen","provider":"Treasures of the Orient","version":"1.0","type":"link"}