Lidded jar

anonymous, c. 1670 - c. 1690

When the multi-coloured Japanese porcelain first appeared on the Dutch market, it created quite a stir. The finest porcelain came from the Kakiemon workshop, which produced porcelain for the top end of the Japanese and European markets. While the decorations on this vase look very Japanese, they are nevertheless adapted to European taste. The motifs are much more symmetrical than was customary in Japan.

  • Artwork typedekselpot
  • Object numberAK-RAK-1967-2
  • Dimensionsheight 53.3 cm, diameter 15.8 cm, diameter 28 cm, diameter 16.2 cm
  • Physical characteristicsporcelain with enamel colours

Identification

  • Title(s)

    • Ovoid covered jar with figures, plants and birds
    • Lidded jar

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-RAK-1967-2

  • Description

    Hoge, eivormige pot van porselein, beschilderd op het glazuur in blauw, rood, groen, geel, aubergine en zwart. De buik is verdeeld in drie velden, steeds gevuld met twee personen met een waaier en parasol bij bloeiende planten (bamboe, prunus) en een rots. De velden worden omsloten door bloemranken. Op de hals bloemtakken. De deksel met dezelfde decoratie. Arita, Kakiemon-stijl.

Creation

  • Creation

    • potter: anonymous, Japan
    • potter: anonymous, Arita

  • Dating

    c. 1670 - c. 1690

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    porcelain with enamel colours

  • Dimensions

    • height 53.3 cm
    • diameter 15.8 cm
    • diameter 28 cm
    • diameter 16.2 cm

Acquisition and rights

Documentation

    • Menno Fitski, 'D'une Beauté Enchantée' : Private trade and Kakiemon porcelain, uit: Vormen uit vuur : mededelingenblad Nederlandse Vereniging van Vrienden van ceramiek en glas, 2016, 3, pagina 58-65 - p. 58, afb. 1
    • S. Groot, 'Tentoonstelling : Japan', Aziatische Kunst 37 (2007), nr. 4, p. 32, 34, afb. 1.

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