406 - Unknown (17th), View of the Porcelain Pagoda, Nanjing, around 1665, Copper engraving

Unknown (17th), View of the Porcelain Pagoda, Nanjing, around 1665, Copper engraving Unknown (17th century): "Porcellyne Tooren" View of the porcelain pagoda with lively forecourt, Nanjing, China, c. 1665, Copper engraving Technique: Copper engraving on Paper Inscription: Upper middle inscribed in the printing plate: "La Tour de Porcelaine | Porcellyne Tooren. | Turris Por-cellanea.". Lower right numbered in the printing plate: "32.". Date: c. 1665 Description: The tower consisted of nine storeys and was clad in porcelain tiles. It was completely destroyed during the Taiping Revolution from 1852 to 1864[. Source: Joan Nieuhof (1618 Uelsen-1672 Madagascar) Het gezantschap der Neêrlandtsche Oost-Indische Compagnie, 1665 | Book, Science Keywords: Porcelain; Ming dynasty; Sacred building; Porcelain art, 17th century, Asian Art, Architecture, China, Nanjing, Size: Paper: 31,4 cm x 37,3 cm (12,4 x 14,7 in), Plate: 19,4 cm x 30,0 cm (7,6 x 11,8 in), Depiction: 18,5 cm x 29,4 cm (7,3 x 11,6 in) Condition: Good condition. Discoloured due to age, particularly in the margins. Margins slightly creased in places. Paper is slightly stained. Sheet was removed from a book. It has been folded and has a vertical crease across the centre.