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Screen with European Figures (obverse)
1736–95
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
This two-sided table screen is an enamel-painted copper plaque with European figures. European enamelware was introduced to China through missionary-artists at the Beijing court and foreign trade in Guangzhou.
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- Title: Screen with European Figures (obverse)
- Date Created: 1736–95
- Physical Dimensions: without base: 65.8 x 32.4 cm (25 7/8 x 12 3/4 in.)
- Provenance: John L. Severance [1863–1936], Cleveland, OH, by descent to Severance and Greta Millikin, Severance A. [1895–1985] and Greta [Marguerite Steckerl] Millikin [1903–1989], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Type: Enamel
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1964.243.1.a
- Medium: painted enamel, glass painting, and cast-iron stand
- Fun Fact: The image is probably derived from European prints, which were popular in the Qing court.
- Department: Chinese Art
- Culture: China, Beijing palace workshops, Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong reign (1736-1795)
- Credit Line: Severance and Greta Millikin Collection
- Collection: China - Qing Dynasty
- Accession Number: 1964.243.1.a
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