Vase
1680-1700
Maker Unknown
Asian Art
This bottle bears the monogram of Joan van Hoorn, a Dutch diplomat and businessman who had a long career in Asia. He rose to the post of governor-general of Batavia (modern Jakarta), the Dutch colonial capital in Indonesia, where he served from 1704 to 1709. Because the Dutch were a maritime power and one of the very few nationalities allowed to dock their boats in Japan, they became the primary distributor of Japanese porcelains, reaching markets in Asia, Europe, and the Americas.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Ceramic
- Formatted Medium
- Porcelain with underglaze blue
- Medium
- porcelain, underglaze, blue
- Locations
- Place made: Japan
- Period
- Edo Period
- Dimensions
- 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (24.1 x 19.1 cm)
- Departments
- Asian Art
- Accession Number
- 2004.28.23
- Credit Line
- The Peggy N. and Roger G. Gerry Collection
- Exhibitions
- Infinite Blue
- Rights Statement
- Creative Commons-BY
- Museum Location
- This item is not on view
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