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The emperors' golden clothes; GLITTERING CHINESE DYNASTIES ARE HIGHLIGHT OF NEW SHOW.
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Byline: PATRICK SAWER
ORNATE suits of armour, intricate scrolls, precious robes and delicate porcelain - these are just some of the 400 works from the golden age of Chinese imperial art being brought together for an historic exhibition at the Royal Academy.
China: The Three Emperors, 1662-1795, will display some of the artefacts created during the reigns of the three most powerful emperors of China's Qing dynasty, Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong.
Many pieces have never been seen outside China. As well as art, the exhibits - drawn mainly from the ...
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