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The Qing Dynasty
"The Ming bureaucracy's
internal decay permitted another group of invaders, the Manchus of Manchuria, to
overrun China in the seventeenth century. Established in 1644 as the Qing
dynasty, these northerners quickly adapted themselves to Chinese life. The
early Qing emperors cultivated knowledge of China's arts, and the decorative
arts especially flourished under their direction and patronage."
- Gardner's
Art Through The Ages,
11th edition, Vol. II, p. 809
For a view of Qing architecture, link to the
Ming page. Much of the artistic and
architectural elements of the Qing were extensions of traditions already
established and maintained under the Ming.
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