Fine & Curious

Japanese Export Porcelain in Dutch Collections
1. Auflage 2003
ISBN: 978-90-74822-16-9
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, 304 Seiten, Format (B × H): 251 mm x 297 mm, Gewicht: 2245 g

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 variety of export wares. Private trade also played an important role. This resulted in the importation of large amounts of Japanese porcelain into The Netherlands, particularly during a period when Chinese porcelain was not available. These objects were assimilated into Dutch life and they stimulated the interest in exotica from the Orient. While many of these exquisite pieces have been lost over time, numerous examples are still preserved in public and private collections in The Netherlands. Professor Dr Jörg 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 this subject in English.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Jörg, C J a

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunstformen, Kunsthandwerk Keramik, Porzellan, Glaskunst
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunststile Asiatische Kunst
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunst, allgemein Kunstsammlung, Museen, Ausstellungen
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunstgeschichte Kunstgeschichte: Barock, Klassizismus

Über Autor(innen)

Jörg, C J a
Professor Dr Christiaan Jörg (1944) is a former Curator and Head of Research of the Department of Oriental Export Art at the Groninger Museum, Groningen. He lectures on the material culture of East-West interactions in decorative art at Leiden University. His research focuses on Chinese and Japanese export art for the Dutch market for the period 1600-1800, in particular porcelain and lacquer. His publications include 'Porcelain and the Dutch China Trade' (1982); 'Interaction in Ceramics. Oriental Porcelain & Dutch Delftware' (1984); 'The Geldermalsen. History and Porcelain' (1986) and 'Chinese Ceramics in the Collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam' (1997), 'Fine & Curious. Japanese Export Porcelain in Dutch Collections' (2003) and 'Japanese export lacquer 1580-1850' (2005).