Splendors of China’s Forbidden City:
The Glorious Reign of Emperor Qianlong

November 21, 2004–May 29, 2005, J. E. R. Chilton Galleries
   

Embroidered image of Sakyamuni Buddha on mounted scroll
1736-95
Ivory, silk, metal hardware, wood, ink
Length: 335.5 cm.
Height: 133 ½”; Width: 52 ½”; Depth: 1 13/16”

Photo: © Palace Museum, Beijing

 
       
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