Plate

Gallery 335, Asian Art, third floor

Main Building

Plate

c. 1740

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

The scene on this plate, emblematic of Earth, derives from a series of popular prints depicting the four elements of earth, air, fire and water. The prints are themselves based on paintings by Francesco Albani (Italian, 1578–1660). The lion-drawn chariot carries Roman deities related to the earth: goddesses Ceres (agriculture), Cybele (nature and fertility), and Flora (flowers), and the god Bacchus (wine).

Gallery 335, Asian Art, third floor

Object Details

Title:

Plate

Date:

c. 1740

Artist:

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

Medium:

Hard-paste porcelain with enamel decoration

Dimensions:

1 1/16 × 9 inches (2.7 × 22.9 cm)

Classification:

Containers

Credit Line:

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Eyre, 1958

Accession Number:

1958-93-20

Geography:

Made in China, Asia

Context:

Dynasty: Qing Dynasty (1644-1911)

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Gallery 335, Asian Art, third floor

Main Building

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