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Optical View - 18th century
View of a Chinese temple
"The Great Kia-Cheu of China, or Temple, prepared for the solemn Sacrifice, which the Chinese celebrate for their ancestors, on the 14th of the August moon, we see the portraits of the deceased arranged in Niches in the most eminent places of the Temple; the Dragons which surround them under the Arms or Ensigns of the Chinese Empire."
In Paris at Basset, rue St Jacques in St Genieve
Size of the bowl: 30.5 cm x 45 cm
Size of the frame: 43.5 cm x 58 cm
NB: For any shipment, it will be sent only the engraving without the frame for information.
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