Caption:
Plaque depicting a mandarin's visit, Plaque depicting the visit of a mandarin, Painting in enamel colors on a copper ground. Four Chinese people in an interior. In the background, a window-sized section has been cut out of the copper plate. Behind this opening is a landscape painted on paper. The figures and architectural elements are indicated in shallow relief. Original frame of black lacquer with squirrels and vines in gold., anonymous, Kanton, c. 1770 - c. 1775, plaque: copper (metal), height 37.0 cm × width 48.5 cm