(A Day on the Grand Canal with the Emperor of China or: Surface Is Illusion But So Is Depth)

Content: 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.

Countries:

United States of America

Genres:

Documentary

Runtime:

46 minutes

Year:

1988

Directors:

Philip Haas

Actors:

Self

Crews:

Producer

Director

Music

Sound Editor

Editor