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Chest with nine porcelain bottles
anoniem, c. 1680 - c. 1700
The Dutch East India Company maintained good relations with Asian rulers. To promote their commercial interests, they greased palms with presents: globes, paintings, animals, and chests with bottles, like this one. The expensive aromatic oils in the bottles were the actual gift. The bottles were ordered in Japan and the chest was custommade by joiners in Batavia.
- Artwork typefles, chest
- Object numberNG-444
- Dimensionsheight 36.0 cm x depth 33 cm, length 7 cm x width 7 cm x height 15 cm, width 27 cm x length 25.5 cm x height 16.5 cm