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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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140269
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Screen with European Figures (obverse)
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140269
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object
title
Screen with European Figures (obverse)
description
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.
date
1736–95
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CC0
language
en
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Q60741422
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Enamel
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without base: 65.8 x 32.4 cm (25 7/8 x 12 3/4 in.)
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China, Beijing palace workshops, Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong reign (1736-1795)
accession
1964.243.1.a
Source extras
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painted enamel, glass painting, and cast-iron stand
tombstone
Screen with European Figures (obverse), 1736–95. China, Beijing palace workshops, Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong reign (1736-1795). Painted enamel, glass painting, and cast-iron stand; without base: 65.8 x 32.4 cm (25 7/8 x 12 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Collection, 1964.243.1.a
collection
China - Qing Dynasty
didYouKnow
The image is probably derived from European prints, which were popular in the Qing court.
citations
citation
<em>Catalogue of the Severance and Greta Millikin Collection</em>. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1990.
page_number
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 07:11:48.159000
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140269
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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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