Author: JORG, CHRISTIAAN J.A.
Title: Fine & Curious. Japanese Export Porcelain in Dutch Collections
Description: Hotei Publishing, Amsterdam. 2003, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 9074822169). Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, English text; Hardcover (cloth with dust jacket); 25.5 x 30 cm; 2.3 Kg; 304 pages with colour illustrations throughout.; Used book with minor signs of wear. Very good condition overall. The dust jacket is now protected with a clearcover.; An enduring witness to Dutch-Japanese relations is Arita export porcelain made for the Dutch market in the 17th and 18th centuries. The Dutch East India Company (VOC) was instrumental in ordering and distributing a diversity of export wares. Private trade also played and important role. This resulted in the importation of large amounts of Japanese porcelain into The Netherlands, particularly during a period when Chinese porcelain was unavailable. These objects were assimilated into Dutch life and stimulated the interest in exotica from the Orient. While many of the exquisite pieces have been lost over time, numerous examples are still preserved in public and private collections in The Netherlands. In Fine and Curious, Dr. Jorg discusses the variety of export ware and the extraordinary pieces in those collections, many of which are published here for the first time. This survey offers a fascinating insight into a relatively unknown aspect of Dutch-Japanese interaction and is the first book of its kind devoted to giving an overall view of a country's collection in this field. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included.

Keywords: 9074822169 japan,porcelain,ceramics,arita export porcelain made for the dutch market,voc,the dutch east india company Japanese Art


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