@article{1355770,
      recid = {1355770},
      author = {Hsia, Lisa. and Perlmutter, Alvin H.},
      title = {The emperor's eye art and power in imperial China /  [electronic resource] :},
      publisher = {Filmakers Library,},
      address = {New York, NY :},
      pages = {1 online resource (57 min.).},
      year = {1990},
      note = {Previously published as DVD.},
      abstract = {This spectacular film brings to light the priceless  treasures of China's imperial art collection, relating them  to the political climate of their time. It is an  unforgettable glimpse into another culture and another age.  Miraculously, the treasures survived the turbulence of war  and revolution. When the Japanese invaded China in the  1930s, the precious works of art were spirited out of the  Forbidden City. For years the collection was hidden all  over China in caves, temples and school houses. Worth  untold millions, it became the symbol of China s cultural  survival. The Emperor s Eye is also the tale of a  passionate collector, Emperor Chienlung, whose quest to  create the greatest art collection in the world was  actually a bid for his own immortality. Filmed with the  cooperation of the National Palace Museum, the documentary  shows the precious artworks - jade dragons, landscape  painting, delicate porcelains, ancient bronze urns - that  so few Westerners are privileged to see. Here is the  definitive film on traditional Chinese art and culture. (An  open-captioned version of this film is available. Please  specify when ordering).},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1355770},
}