Chinese Art 1747 The Dog & Flowers &Tree Pattern Poker Chips

This design is based on a famous painting by the Chinese painter Lang Shining of the Qing Dynasty. Giuseppe Castiglione, S.J. (simplified Chinese: 郞世宁; traditional Chinese: 郞世寧; pinyin: Láng Shìníng; 19 July 1688 – 17 July 1766), was an Italian Jesuit brother and missionary in China, where he served as an artist at the imperial court of three Qing emperors – the Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong emperors. He painted in a style that is a fusion of European and Chinese traditions. The artwork "Ten Celestial Hounds: The Azure Lion Dog" by Giuseppe Castiglione, known in Chinese as Lang Shining, is a vivid and meticulously detailed masterpiece. Painted during the Qing Dynasty in China, this artwork showcases a hound, the Azure Lion Dog, in a serene yet alert pose. The artist, renowned for his fusion of Western and Eastern artistic techniques, has rendered the hound with an almost lifelike quality, the fur depicted with fine strokes that capture the texture and movement. The background is minimal, allowing the subject to stand out, with a touch of traditional Chinese landscape elements that add to the mystique and elegance of the scene.