# Dish with a map of Japan and inscription

- By: anonymous
- Date: 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](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/NG-1979-19-1--e8d8283371d7698fd35d4588aa6aeda5)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://iiif.micr.io/pBsCI/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Little Ones profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

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.