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Screen with European Figures (obverse) and Landscape (reverse) with Stand

Date: 1736–95
Medium: painted enamel, glass painting, and cast-iron stand
Culture: China, Beijing palace workshops, Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong reign (1736-1795)
Department: Chinese Art
Institution: Cleveland Museum of Art

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. 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. The screen is balanced on a heavy cast-iron base.

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