Object Detail
Description
plate, Kraak style, white ground with dark cobalt decoration in ‘Arita’ manner with a vase of florals to centre. The first trade links with Europe were established in 1557 when the Portuguese reached China by sea. They were established to break the grip held on trade by the Portuguese in South East Asia. The Dutch East India Company operated from 1602. Before the Dutch established direct trade with China, they raided Portuguese ships – carracks – carrying cargoes of blue and white porcelain to Europe. The style of these plates came to be known as Kraak ware. Kraak ware is a type of porcelain of the late Ming and early Qing dynasties decorated in panels of repeating or partly repeating designs. Kraak porcelain was the first Chinese porcelain to reach Europe in quantity and was later imitated in Delft pottery.
Maker and role
manufacturer: unknown
Production place
Japan
Production date
circa 1800
Media description
porcelain, underglaze cobalt blue
Measurements
35 x dia 220 mm
Credit line
Foundation Collection, 1989
Project credit line
This digital record has been made available on TJC Collection Online through a significant donation from the OPENING DOORS fund, the generous support of The Friends of The Johnston Collection, and Digitisation Champion Christine Bell
Accession number
A0521
TJC reference number
673
