Album Leaf from The Grand Wedding of the Guangxu Emperor The grand wedding of the Guangxu Emperor was held near the end of the Qing dynasty (1644–1911). Due to the artistic efforts of the Imperial Household Department’s vice-director Qingkuan and other painters, the opulence of the wedding ceremonies was realistically depicted in the album The Grand Wedding of the Guangxu Emperor, in which the nuptials held in the outer court are shown with brilliant colors in vivid detail. This album comprises a wealth of resources for research into the imperial wedding ceremonies of the Qing dynasty.