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This is a cast-iron stand for a two-sided table screen. One side of the screen is an enamel-painted copper plaque with European figures. The reverse side is a glass painting of architectural landscape in the Chinese style.

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Document identity
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140271
label
Stand for Screen with European Figures (obverse) and Landscape (reverse)
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Source metadata
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140271
contentType
object
title
Stand for Screen with European Figures (obverse) and Landscape (reverse)
description
This is a cast-iron stand for a two-sided table screen. One side of the screen is an enamel-painted copper plaque with European figures. The reverse side is a glass painting of architectural landscape in the Chinese style.
date
1736–95
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60756554
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Metalwork
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1
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import
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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
1964.243.2
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cast iron
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Stand for Screen with European Figures (obverse) and Landscape (reverse), 1736–95. China, Beijing palace workshops, Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong reign (1736-1795). Cast iron; 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, 1964.243.2
collection
China - Qing Dynasty
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 07:11:51.167000
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140271
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Chinese Art
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China - Qing Dynasty
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cast iron
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photo
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