Plate with Scene of Doctors' Visit (Translation)
粉彩西洋人物瓷盤 清乾隆 (Primary Title)

Unknown (Artist)

Educational
1735–40
Chinese
Jingdezhen ware; porcelain with polychrome enamel and gold
Overall: 1 7/8 × 9 3/4 in. (4.76 × 24.77 cm)
72.34.2
Pair with "Plate with Scene of Doctors' Visit" (72.34.1)
In the mid-1730s, Cornilis Pronk of Amsterdam was commissioned by the Dutch East India Company to design a number of ceramics on the subject of life in China. To make this vessel, a white ceramic was produced in Jingdezhen, transferred to Guangzhou for painting, and then shipped to Europe.
Qing dynasty, Qianlong period (1735–1796)
None
Special Oriental Art Purchase Fund
Image released via Creative Commons CC-BY-NC

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