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Dish with a map of Japan and inscription
Also titled Schotel met kaart van Japan en opschrift
c. 1830 - c. 1844
- Medium
- glaze, cobalt (mineral), porcelain
- Classification
- platter
- Dimensions
- height 7.7 cm x width 45.7 cm x depth 39.4 cm
- Museum
- Rijksmuseum
- Rights
- Public Domain Mark, as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed
About this work
Applied art from Japan. From 1641 to the mid-19th century, the Chinese and the Dutch were the only foreigners to trade with Japan. The curious physiognomy of the Dutch - to Japanese eyes - was a regular theme on objects of decorative art.
