A Day on the Grand Canal with the Emperor of China
A Day on the Grand Canal with the Emperor of China or: Surface Is Illusion But So Is Depth
United States • 1988
Director
Synopsis
Artist David Hockney invites you to join him on a captivating journey through China via a magnificent, seventy-two-foot-long seventeenth-century Chinese scroll. Painted by Wang Hui (1632–1717) and his assistants, the work, known as “The Kangxi Emperor’s Southern Inspection Tour (1691–1698), Scroll Seven,” depicts a continuous travel narrative filled with details of daily life in various towns and the countryside. Hockney’s charming narration brings the bustling streets and waterfronts of three hundred years ago to life and offers fascinating insight into his own artistic vision.
Synopsis
Artist David Hockney invites you to join him on a captivating journey through China via a magnificent, seventy-two-foot-long seventeenth-century Chinese scroll. Painted by Wang Hui (1632–1717) and his assistants, the work, known as “The Kangxi Emperor’s Southern Inspection Tour (1691–1698), Scroll Seven,” depicts a continuous travel narrative filled with details of daily life in various towns and the countryside. Hockney’s charming narration brings the bustling streets and waterfronts of three hundred years ago to life and offers fascinating insight into his own artistic vision.
Credits
Crew
DirectorPhilip Haas
WriterDavid Hockney
CinematographerCurtis Clark
ComposerMarc Wilkinson
EditorCurtiss Clayton
ProducerPhilip Haas
Cast
David Hockneyas Self