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Rites of the World
Religious Antique Engravings of Confucius and Buddha Amida in Japan, ca.1782
Anno Domini MDCCLXXXII1782
£340
$450 · €400
Original print, not a reproduction
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- Date
- 1782
- Sheet size
- 10.4 × 14.6 in (26.5 × 37 cm)
- Condition
- Good
- Faith
- Buddhism and East Asian faiths
- Collection
- Rites of the World
- Era
- 1700 to 1799, Mortier, Picart and the illustrated Bible
- Stock no.
- f_26333062
Original (proof) engraving of two religions. Adoration of the statue of Confucius and Boeddha Amida in Japan.
Title on the leaf:
1) Het beeld van Confucius, zo als het in de openbaare schoolen wort vertoond (The image of Confucius, as it is displayed in the public schools)
2) De Amida der Japanneezen (The Amida of the Japanese)
Maker: Jan Lucas van der Beek after a design of Bernard Picart
Place: Amsterdam
Period: 1763, 1818 (1782 is mentioned on the engraving)
Condition is nearly excellent with a strong imprint of the copper plate. Clean with only in the lower left corner a light tear. This engraving is perfect for colouring/framing.
