Qing Collection

Imperial Palace at Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China
Part of the Imperial Palace at Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China. Construction began in 1625 under Nurhachi, and was completed in 1636 by his son, Huang Taiji (Emperor Taizong)

Statue of Li Hongzhang, Xujiahui, China
Statue of Li Hongzhang (1823-1901), at Xujiahui (Zikawei, Siccawei, Siccawi) in the Xuhui District of Shanghai. Li Hongzhang (also Li Hung-chang)

Zhaoling Tomb, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China
View of the Zhaoling Tomb in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China. It is the mausoleum of Huang Taiji (Emperor Taizong) of the Qing Dynasty and his Queen. Construction began in 1643 and took eight years

The Xinhai Revolution, also known as the Chinese Revolution or the Revolution of 1911, was a revolution that overthrew Chinas last imperial dynasty (the Qing dynasty)

Tartar soldiers, Qing Dynasty China
Tartar soldiers going to mount guard at the palace gates, Qing Dynasty China. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon from Henri-Leonard-Jean-Baptiste Bertin

The Fuling Mausoleum, Qing Dynasty - Shenyang, China
The Fuling or Fu Mausoleum (" Mausoleum of Happiness" ) also known as the East Mausoleum - the mausoleum of Nurhaci, the founding emperor of the Qing dynasty and his wife

General Yuan Shih-Kai with two of his officers. Yuan Shika (September 1859 - June 1916) was a Chinese military and government official who rose to power during the late Qing dynasty

CIVIL WAR/CHINA/MASSACRE
Massacres take place in China. The rebels employ anti-Qing and anti-foreign slogans and attack foreign churches. Date: 1891

Europe expects China to defeat Japan, 1894
Cartoon at the time of the beginning of the first Sino-Japanese War (July 1894 - September 1895). Europe (represented by Mr Punch) expects China to defeat Japan. Date: 1894

Chinese imperial throne and sceptre, Qing dynasty. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, Florence

Water cart for the Imperial Family, Qing Dynasty China. The wagon is loaded with cubical tin vessels filled with river water

Porcelain factory in China, Qing Dynasty. Workers painting dishes by hand while another brings more plates. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon

Chinese pleasure junk, Qing Dynasty. Pleasure boat with latticed windows and large cabins, usually rowed or pulled. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon

Chinese soldiers, Qing Dynasty China. One beating the evening watch on a bamboo cylinder, the other holding a lantern. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon

A Mandarin (magistrate) of the Fifth Class going to court in full dress, Qing Dynasty China. Robe with an embroidered square indicating his rank

Carriage of the Kong Tchou, the Qing Emperor s
Carriage of the Kong Tchou, the Qing Emperors eldest daughter. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon from Henri-Leonard-Jean-Baptiste Bertin

Chinese stage cart, Qing Dynasty. Common horse-drawn carriage or wagon used by all classes. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon from Henri-Leonard-Jean-Baptiste

Kien Long (Qianlong) Emperor of China, sixth emperor in the Qing Dynasty (1711-1799). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon from Henri-Leonard-Jean-Baptiste Bertin

Tartar woman and child, Qing Dynasty China. She wears an embroidered silk robe and smokes a tobacco pipe, while the child pulls a toy cart

Sino-Japanese peace
Illustration entitled: Interesting position... the interested, relating to the end of the Sino-Japanese War, 17 April 1895. 1895

Statues on the Sacred Way - Ming Tombs, Beijing, China
Statues at the Divine Road (or Sacred Way ) - Ming Tombs, Beijing, China Date: circa 1920s

Battle of Ping-Yang, 1894. Engraving
First Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895). Battle of Ping-Yang (September 15, 1894). The Japanese take a Chinese position. Colored engraving

China. Beijing. Forbidden City. Coffered ceiling of a building in the interior

Second opium War (1856-1860). Landing of the allied troops o
Second opium War (1856-1860) between the British Empire and the Second French Empire against Qing Dynasty of China. Landing of the allied troops of France and Great Britain near at Beitang (Pei Tang)

Emperor Qianlong (1711-1799). Qing Dynasty
QIANLONG (1711-1799). Chinese Emperor (1735-1796) of the Qing Dynasty. 1847 French original work. Spanish translation published in Barcelona

Mother of Empress Wanrong, Aisin-Gioro Hengxinyu
Aisin-Gioro Hengxinyu, the fourth daughter of Yuchang, a descendant of Puxu, an heir to the line of the Qianlong Emperors eldest son Yonghuang and Mother to Lady Gobulo, Empress Xiaokemin

Robert Morrison, Protestant missionary
Robert Morrison (1782-1834), Anglo-Scottish Protestant missionary to Portuguese Macao, Qing-era Guangdong and Dutch Malacca, seen here with Li Shigong (left) and Chen Laoyi (centre)

Old Japanese Matchbox label with two women and Chinese coins made in Japan for the Chinese market Date: c. 1910s

Battle of Ping-Yang, 1894. Engraving. Colored
First Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895). Battle of Ping-Yang (September 15, 1894). The Japanese take a Chinese position. Engraving. Colored

Chinese noble transportated in palanquin at the times of the Qing Dynasty. Illustration in travel magazine El viagero ilustrado (The Illustrated traveler). Year 3. No. 7. April 15, 1880. Engraving

Emperor Kangxi (1654-1722). Qing Dynasty
KANG-HSI (1654-1722). Emperor of China (1662-1722). Qing Dynasty. 1847 French original work. Spanish translation published in Barcelona

Sun Yat Sen, President of the Republic of China
Sun Yat Sen (1866-1925) (at the centre in a fur coat) leaving Shanghai for Nanking to assume his position as President of the newly formed Republic of China

Qianlong Emperor
EMPEROR CH IEN LUNG also known as Qienlong Emperor, the 5th Emperor of the Manchu Qing Dynasty

Sheng Tsu, Emperor of China
Sheng Tsu, also known as K Ang Hsi, Emperor of China

French spoils from China exhibited at Tuileries, 1861
French spoils from China recently exhibited at the Palace of the Tuileries. Treasures and valuable objects sent home from the Summer Palace as a present to Napoleon III

Chinese imperial marriage at Pekin, 1872
The Chinese imperial marriage at Pekin: horses and camels presented to the emperor, how the Chinese saw the bridal procession, led horses in the bridal procession

Stone statue of a camel on the approach to the Ming Tombs
Stone statue of a camel on the approach (Sacred Way) to the Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Date: circa 1905

First Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895). Conflict between Qing Dynasty China and Meiji Japan, primarily over control of Korea. Colored engraving

Chinese art. Bronze vase. Qin Dynasty. 3rd century

Li Hongzhang (1823-1901). Politician of the late Qing Empire
Li Hongzhang or Li Hung Chang(1823-1901). Politician, general, and diplomat of the late Qing Empire. Engraving by La Ilustracion Artistica, 1892. Colored

China. Beijing. Forbidden City. Roof of a building in the interior

Chinese Art. Buddha Heshang. China, Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen. Denmark

Chinese court with the judicial power exercised by a mandarin at the time of the Qing Dynasty. Illustration in travel magazine El viagero ilustrado (The Illustrated traveler). Year 3. No. 7

SCHALL VON BELL, Adam (1591-1661). German Jesuit and astronomer. He spent most of his life as a missionary in China and became an adviser to the Shunzhi Emperor of the Qing dynasty. Engraving

Johann Adam Schall, German Jesuit missionary to China
SCHALL VON BELL, Adam (1591-1661). German Jesuit and astronomer. He spent most of his life as a missionary in China and became an adviser to the Shunzhi Emperor of the Qing dynasty. Engraving

China - Peking Observatory. The Beijing Ancient Observatory
Lantern slide of Peking (Beijing) Observatory. The Beijing Ancient Observatory - a pretelescopic observatory located in Beijing, China

China - Sketch map of Peking
Lantern slide of Sketch map of Peking (Beijing). Shows Chinese City in the bottom half, with the enclosure of temple of agriculture to the left and enclosure of temple of heaven to the right

China - Junks on the Pei-Ho
Lantern slide of Junks on the Pei-Ho. 19th century junks (Qing Dynasty) Junk Keying travelled from China to the United States and England between 1846 to 1848

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