A Day on the Grand Canal with the Emperor of China or: Surface Is Illusion But So Is Depth (1988)

• Documentary

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.

Rating

7.7 / 10 (3 votes)

Release date

March 18, 1988

Runtime

46m

Language

English

Director

Philip Haas

Status

Released