A magnificent exhibition devoted to the artistic and cultural riches of Imperial China is running through to 17 April 2006 at the UK's Royal Academy of Arts in London. Spanning the reigns of three Emperors, Kangxi (1662-1722), Yongzheng (1723-35) and Qianlong (1736-95),
China: The Three Emperors, 1662-1795 has been made possible through a unique collaboration with the Palace Museum, Beijing.
Around 400 paintings and painted scrolls, jades and bronzes, porcelain and lacquer ware, precious robes, palace furnishings, scientific instruments, weapons and ceremonial armour are on display,
including unique objects which have never previously been shown outside China.
