A Day on the Grand Canal with the Emperor of China or: Surface Is Illusion But So Is Depth 36 years old

Director Philip Haas and artist David Hockney invite you to join them on a magical journey through China via a marvelous 72-foot long 17th-century Chinese scroll entitled The Kangxi Emperor's Southern Inspection Tour (1691-1698), scroll seven . As Hockney unrolls the beautiful and minutely detailed work of art, he traces the Emperor Kangxi’s second tour of his southern empire in 1689.

Credits

A Day on the Grand Canal with the Emperor of China or: Surface Is Illusion But So Is Depth Cast

Name Character
David Hockney He was 50, now 87 years old as Self

A Day on the Grand Canal with the Emperor of China or: Surface Is Illusion But So Is Depth Crew

Name Department
Marc Wilkinson as Music. He was 35 (now 72) years old Sound
Curtis Clark as Director of Photography. He was 37 (now 74) years old Camera
Philip Haas as Director. He was 34 (now 70) years old Directing
Philip Haas as Producer. He was 34 (now 70) years old Production
Susumu Tokunow as Sound Editor. Sound
David Hockney as Writer. He was 50 (now 87) years old Writing
A Day on the Grand Canal with the Emperor of China or: Surface Is Illusion But So Is Depth poster
A Day on the Grand Canal with the Emperor of China or: Surface Is Illusion But So Is Depth (36 years)

  • Release day: Friday, March 18, 1988
  • Runtime: 46 minutes