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Source Description
On the obverse side of this two-sided table screen is an enamel-painted copper plaque with European figures. The image is probably derived from prints. European enamelware was introduced to China through missionary-artists at the Beijing court and foreign trade in Guangzhou.<br> <br>On the reverse side is a glass painting of architectural landscape in the Chinese style. At the Qing court, imperial commands made possible artistic collaboration and the incorporation of different artistic expressions in a single artwork.
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Document identity
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140268
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Screen with European Figures (obverse) and Landscape (reverse) with Stand
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140268
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Screen with European Figures (obverse) and Landscape (reverse) with Stand
description
On the obverse side of this two-sided table screen is an enamel-painted copper plaque with European figures. The image is probably derived from prints. European enamelware was introduced to China through missionary-artists at the Beijing court and foreign trade in Guangzhou.<br> <br>On the reverse side is a glass painting of architectural landscape in the Chinese style. At the Qing court, imperial commands made possible artistic collaboration and the incorporation of different artistic expressions in a single artwork.
date
1736–95
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CC0
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CC0
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en
wikidata
Q60751352
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Furniture and woodwork
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Painting only: 35.7 x 32.4 cm (14 1/16 x 12 3/4 in.); height with stand: 65.8 cm (25 7/8 in.); screen only: 44.3 x 47.6 x 1.5 cm (17 7/16 x 18 3/4 x 9/16 in.)
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China, Beijing palace workshops, Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong reign (1736-1795)
accession
1964.243
Source extras
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painted enamel, glass painting, and cast-iron stand
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Screen with European Figures (obverse) and Landscape (reverse) with Stand, 1736–95. China, Beijing palace workshops, Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong reign (1736-1795). Painted enamel, glass painting, and cast-iron stand; painting only: 35.7 x 32.4 cm (14 1/16 x 12 3/4 in.); height with stand: 65.8 cm (25 7/8 in.); screen only: 44.3 x 47.6 x 1.5 cm (17 7/16 x 18 3/4 x 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Collection, 1964.243
collection
China - Qing Dynasty
didYouKnow
The screen is balanced on a heavy cast-iron base.
citations
citation
<em>Catalogue of the Severance and Greta Millikin Collection</em>. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1990.
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Mentioned: cat. no. 190
citation
Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The CMA Companion: A Guide to the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2014.
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Mentioned and reproduced: pp. 110–111
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Severance and Greta Millikin Collection
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2026-05-29 07:11:52.527000
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140268
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Chinese Art
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China - Qing Dynasty
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painted enamel, glass painting, and cast-iron stand
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