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- Plate, circa 1745 - This porcelain plate was made in China, but its decoration has European origins. The illustration, which depicts Western workers loading cargo at an Asian port, came from a European-made Meissen plate. Chinese porcelainware makers copied it, and then Western exporters sold it back to their European customers--a curious circle of cultural transfer.
- circa 1745
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Plate, circa 1745
This porcelain plate was made in China, but its decoration has European origins. The illustration, which depicts Western workers loading cargo at an Asian port, came from a European-made Meissen plate. Chinese porcelainware makers copied it, and then Western exporters sold it back to their European customers--a curious circle of cultural transfer.