Plate

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Plate

c. 1730-1740

Artist/maker unknown, Chinese, for export to the European market Scene taken from an engraving by Jan Luyken (Dutch, 1649–1712)

This plate was made in China, for export to the European market. This scene shows the Resurrection of Christ, and was taken from an illustration in De Schriftuurlyke Geschiedenissen en Gelykenissen, Van het Oude en Nieuwe Verbond (A Written and Visual History, Images of the Old and New Testaments), a book of engravings by Dutch artist Jan Luyken (1649-1712).

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Object Details

Titles:

Plate

Date:

c. 1730-1740

Artists:

Artist/maker unknown, Chinese, for export to the European market Scene taken from an engraving by Jan Luyken (Dutch, 1649–1712)

Medium:

Hard-paste porcelain with enamel and gilt decoration

Dimensions:

3/4 × 9 1/16 inches (1.9 × 23 cm)

Classification:

Containers

Credit Line:

Gift of the nephews of Mrs. Morris Hawkes, 1948

Accession Number:

1948-62-88

Geography:

Made in China, Asia

Context:

Dynasty: Qing Dynasty (1644-1911)

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