The Chinese Emperor
Date1766
Modern PlaceMainz, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
Object PlaceMainz, Central Europe, Europe
MediumGlazed hardpaste porcelain with polychrome enamel and gold
ClassificationsCeramics
Dimensions15 7/8 inches (40.32 cm)
Credit LineGift of James S. Holden in memory of his mother, Mrs. E. G. Holden
Object number51.59
DescriptionThe group depicts a Chinese Emperor seated on a throne under a draped and scrolled baldachin raised up on a stepped dais. The emblems of the arts -- palette and brushes for painting, sculpted head and chisels for sculp- ture, bell for music, and square, compass and protractor for architecture -- can be found on the steps of the dais. On the left is the figure of an artist, who originally held a paper with pseudo-Chinese writing on it. On the right a courtier presents to the Emperor a poet holding a book and wearing a laurel
wreath.
On View
On viewLocations
- Exhibition Demo Museum (Hanover Square), Level 3, European Sculpture & Decorative, Gallery 3
1926
1800/1850
1736 - 1795
1521
1521
1652
c. 1737
1731
1545
early 13th Century
800/1000