dish
- Museum number
- 1961,1212.5
- Description
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Dish. Decorated with fruiting branches of pomegranate and 'Buddha's hand' or finger citron and with small monogram of VOC in centre; on reverse three peach sprays and another VOC monogram. Made of porcelain decorated in underglaze blue. Inscribed.
- Production date
- 1660-1680
- Dimensions
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Diameter: 34.30 centimetres
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- Curator's comments
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染付瑞果VOC字文皿 備前焼
Large dish with peaches, 'Buddha's finger's fruits, and VOC design
The large dish has been decorated to oreder for a particular customer. It is painted with luckyfruits and bears the mark of the VOC (Verenigde Oostinische Compagnie-the Dutch East India Company) on both front and back.
Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue, Hizen ware, 1670-1710
Bequeathed by W.P.B.Stebbing
(Label Copy, 2017)
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Dish
Porcelain with underglaze blue
Arita ware, late 17th century.
The VOC mark is that of the Dutch East India Company (Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie) who commissioned the dish and specified the bold Chinese design of peaches and the "Buddha's fingers" plant. (label copy, VH, 1999)
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Smith et al 1990
The v.o.c. mark is that of the Dutch East India Company (Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie) who commissioned the dish for use by their officers and specified the bold Chinese design of auspicious peaches and the 'Buddha's fingers' plant. The great depth of the transparent glaze and the five spur marks on the base indicate that the dish was probably made in the years of great technological advancement between 1690 and 1700.
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Ayers, Impey & Mallet 1990
A deep saucer-shaped dish painted in a purplish underglaze blue with fruiting branches of pomegranate and 'Buddha's hand' or finger citron and with a small monogram, VOC (for 'Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie') in the centre. On the reverse are three peach sprays. The VOC monogram is repeated on the base.
LITERATURE:
London, Royal Academy of Arts, 'The Great Japan Exhibition: The Art of the Edo Period 1600-1868', 1981, No. 211.
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Farrer 2001
A range of wares was commissioned over the years for the use of VOC Company officers, often incorporating auspicious designs of Chinese origin such as the peaches and 'Buddha's hand' plants depicted on this dish. Company officers, like their counterparts in the British East India Company, were not only allowed to commission such pieces but were allowed to trade privately on their own account, leading to the establishment of some large family fortunes.
- Location
- On display (G93/dc7/sD)
- Exhibition history
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Exhibited:
2006 Oct 13-, BM Japanese Galleries, 'Japan from prehistory to the present'
- Acquisition date
- 1961
- Department
- Asia
- Registration number
- 1961,1212.5
