A Day on the Grand Canal with the Emperor of China or: Surface Is Illusion But So Is Depth
1988 • Documentary
7.7 (3)
Philip Haas
Director
David Hockney
Writer
Status
Released
Release date
March 18, 1988
Duration
46 Min
Language
English
Popularity
0.2861
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Overview
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.
