Plate with monogram of the Dutch East India Company (VOC)
Place of OriginArita, Saga prefecture, Japan
Dateapprox. 1690-1740
PeriodEdo Period (1615-1868)
MaterialsPorcelain with cobalt pigment under clear glaze
DimensionsH. 2 1/2 in x Diam. 14 1/2 in, H. 6.4 cm x Diam. 36.8 cm
Credit LineThe Avery Brundage Collection
Object numberB60P974
DepartmentJapanese Art
ClassificationsCeramics
On View
On viewLocationGallery 28
More Information“VOC” is the monogram for the Dutch East India Company, whose Dutch name is Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie. Inspired by contemporary or earlier Chinese export wares, Japanese potters decorated many of their plates with divided rims and sometimes with the monogram VOC.
approx. 1690-1730
1830-1843
approx. 1820-1870
1800-1868
Kondo Yuzo
1800-1900
approx. 1690-1730
approx. 1670-1700
1700-1750
approx. 1655-1680
approx. 1690-1730