A Late 17th Century Japanese Kraak Style Dish
Edo Period c.1670 - 1690
A Japanese Blue and White Porcelain Dish in the Kraak Style, Arita Kilns 1670 – 1690. The center of this heavily potted Japanese porcelain dish is decoration with two fruiting branches which is not based on Kraak ware. On the left is a branch of pomegranate and on the right with finger-citrus, which is also called ‘Buddha’s-hand citrus’ (Citrus medica). The Kraak style border has typical panels with peony and precious objects. Japanese porcelain dishes of this type were made in Japan to fill a gap in the market after the V.O.C. stopped ordering Kraak porcelain in the 1650’s.
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- Condition
- In excellent condition, the centre has some rubbing and fine scratches.
- Size
- Diameter 36 cm (14 inches).
- Provenance
- A Private English Collection.
- Stock number
- 26049
- References
- A very similar dish from a private collection is by Christiaan Jörg in : Fine and Curious, Japanese Export Porcelain in Dutch Collections (Christian J.A. Jorg, Hotei Publishing, 2003. ISBN 90-74822-16-9) page 28, plate 8 For a very similar dish from a private collection is illustrated by Christiaan Jörg in : Fine and Curious, Japanese Export Porcelain in Dutch Collections (Christian J.A. Jorg, Hotei Publishing, 2003. ISBN 90-74822-16-9)
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