ca. 1740
China
Object qualities
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Objecttableware: Plate
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Author of the objectCornelis Pronk
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Type of arts & crafts
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MediumHard-paste porcelain painted with colored enamels over transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware)
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SizeDiameter: 11 in. (27.9 cm)
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Geography details
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Country today
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Dateca. 1740
Source of information
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Type of sourceDatabase “Metropolitan Museum of Art”
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Fund that the source refers toMetropolitan Museum of Art
Description
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It is probable that the composition decorating this plate derives from a drawing by the Dutch artist Cornelis Pronk (1691–1759), who is known to have furnished designs to the Dutch East India Company. Pronk’s drawings were widely employed by Chinese porcelain painters as sources of decoration for porcelain intended for export to Europe.
