Dish with John the Baptist, ca. 1715–25, Chinese, made for export, Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under a transparent glaze

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Dish with John the Baptist, ca. 1715–25, Chinese, made for export, Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under a transparent glaze, Overall (confirmed): 3 1/4 × 20 in. ( × cm), Ceramics-Porcelain-Export, Christian symbols appear on Chinese porcelain as early as the early sixteenth century, but this unusually large plate is one of the first known works with a biblical scene. The composition depicting John the Baptist and Christ in the Jordan River is based on a passage from the Gospel of Saint Matthew, as indicated by the inscription ('MAT

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Size: 4800px × 3703px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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