Plate

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Plate

c. 1730-1740

Artist/maker unknown, Chinese, for export to the European market

The Crucifixion scene shown here may have been based on an engraving by Jacques de Gheyn II (Dutch, 1565-1629) after a work by his contemporary Zacharias Dolendo. Gheyn's work was one of a number of engravings of this subject available in the eighteenth century.

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Object Details

Title:

Plate

Date:

c. 1730-1740

Artist:

Artist/maker unknown, Chinese, for export to the European market

Medium:

Hard-paste porcelain with enamel and gilt decoration

Dimensions:

3/4 × 9 1/16 inches (1.9 × 23 cm)

Classification:

Containers

Credit Line:

Bequest of Warner J. Steel, 1937

Accession Number:

1937-9-10

Geography:

Made in China, Asia

Context:

Dynasty: Qing Dynasty (1644-1911)

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