A GRISAILLE CRUCIFIXION PLATE, QIANLONG PERIOD, CIRCA 1745

A GRISAILLE CRUCIFIXION PLATE
QIANLONG PERIOD, CIRCA 1745
The religious subject finely painted in the center in tones of black enamel enriched with gilt highlights, a crowd of mourners and onlookers below Christ and the two thieves and the Roman soldiers gambling in the foreground, the borders detailed strapwork with cornucopiae and trailing vine
8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm.) diameter

The Leo and Doris Hodroff Collection