Treasure in the Palm: European Enamel Watches from the Palace Museum

Author: Forbidden City Press
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Publish Date: 1998-10-01
Features: The Beijing Palace Museum houses over 1,500 clocks and watches, mostly former Qing imperial collection, with no Ming-era items discovered so far. According to the inventory report of the Qing Imperial Household Administration, almost all important palaces, towers, pavilions, studios, and halls were equipped with clocks and watches at the time, such as: the Palace of Heavenly Purity, Hall of Union, Eastern Warm Room of the Palace of Earthly Tranquility, Hall of Literary Glory, Pavilion of Eternal Light, Hall of Purity and Harmony, Studio of Cultivating Temperament, Studio of Position and Nourishment, Palace of Mental Cultivation, Palace of Eternal Longevity, Palace of Earthly Honor, Hall of Harmony, Palace of Gathering Elegance, Palace of Supreme Harmony, Hall of Accumulating Virtue, Palace of Eternal Spring, Palace of Happiness and Fortune, Palace of Great Harmony, Hall of Reverence, Pavilion of Verdant Clouds, Studio of Refreshing Fragrance, Studio of Restraint, Room of Peace, Pavilion of Beautiful Scenery, Kitchen of the Palace of Great Harmony, Hall of Supreme Purity, Palace of Tranquil Longevity, Studio of Cultivating Temperament, Hall of Happiness and Longevity, Pavilion of Harmony, Pavilion of Auspicious Views, Hall of Initial Beginnings, Pavilion of Literary Honor, Hall of Reading Joy, Studio of Meditation, Palace of Meditation, Palace of Eternal Joy, Palace of Happiness, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Gathering Elegance, Palace of Gathering Sunshine, Pharmacy of Longevity, Studio of Satisfaction, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthly Honor, Palace of Earthl