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OBJECT PASSPORT · PV-JEMDR · PORCELAIN
Imari Charger with Ship Design
Arita kilns · Edo period, c. 1700
Painted with the Dutch ship that carried its siblings to Europe — the kilns putting their best customer on the merchandise. This one never left; or left and came home, which is the better story and the one I tell.
- Maker
- Arita kilns
- Period
- Edo period, c. 1700
- Origin
- Arita, Japan
- Medium
- Porcelain, underglaze blue, overglaze enamels and gilt
- Dimensions
- DIAMETER 46 CM
Provenance
Japanese private collection
Returned from a Dutch estate sale, 1987
Part of Export & Return
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