€3,000
A fine pair of Chinese grisaille 'Crucifixion' plates, Qianlong, ca. 1740-1760
Dia.: 23 cm
Ref.:
- Sotheby's, London, May 19, 2021, lot 249, for a (single) similar example. (sold GBP 2.772) (link)
- Christie's, London,January24, 2012, lot 92, for a (single) similar example. (soldUSD 2.250) (link)
- Rijksmuseum, Netherlands, registration no. AK-NM-6411 for an almost identical example. (link)
- The British Museum, London, registration no. Franks.920.+ for asimilar example. (link)
- 'China for the West', Volume I, by David Howard and John Ayers, p. 318 and 319 for a similar example.
This plate is part of a series that classically depicts the Nativity, the Crucifixion, and the Resurrection. Variations exist, including versions with different bordersas well as apolychrome series. The original engraving for this series was created by the Amsterdam artist Jan Luiken (1649-1712)andwas included in a Lutheran Biblefrom the18th century. (see scan)
The centre portrays the Crucifixion scene; Christ crowned with a halo and thorns, nailed upon a cross and above is the traditional caption INRI: Iesus Nazarenus Rex ludaeorum (Jesus of Nazareth King of the Jews). He is flanked by two crucified thieves, to his left and right are the Virgin Mary and St. John. A Roman centurion (presumably Longinus) speaks to Christ, while four soldiers (on the foreground) dice for the robe.
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