The Adoration of the Magi, plate from Giulio Aleni's "Tianzhu jiangsheng zhuxiang jingjie" (An Illustrated History of the Lord of Heaven Who Became Incarnate in the Flesh), Jinjiang Church, Fujian Province, China
Woodcutter: Unknown Chinese; Publisher: Giulio Aleni
LR side has image of the Virgin under a shelter holding Christ Child; line of figures weave throughout image; most figures bear gifts; mountainous background with western architecture; eight Chinese characters throughout image; star at URC
- Date
- 1637
- In our collection
- since May the 29th, 2015 up to now
- Dimensions
- 6 1/2 x 5 9/16 in. (16.51 x 14.13 cm) (image)
- Location
- Not on View
- Medium
- Woodblock print
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- Composition
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copper 38% cadmium 52% atium 6% zinc 2% oxygen 1% iron 1%