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CHINA FOR THE DUTCH MARKET
QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD, CIRCA 1710–1720
Fees include commission and taxes.
QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD, CIRCA 1710–1720
A significant porcelain dish bearing a coat of arms, in green-glazed porcelain with a decoration known as the “Provinces” motif; the centre is adorned with the coat of arms and the inscription “Luxembourg” against a background of floral scrolls populated by birds. The rim features multi-lobed medallions alternating between lettering set against mountainous landscapes and birds amongst flowers. The whole stands out against a background of geometric latticework.
Diameter 43.5 cm
This piece is part of a series of plates bearing coats of arms commissioned for the Dutch market towards the end of the reign of Emperor Kangxi (1661–1722) and at the beginning of that of Emperor Yongzheng (1722–1735), comprising 21 designs bearing the coats of arms of Dutch and Flemish towns, provinces and regions, as well as those of France and England. Their decoration is divided into three distinct groups, the first two combining underglaze blue with enamels from the green family, whilst the third group employs the first pink enamels developed in Jingdezhen in the 1720s.
The commission was likely made in a private capacity, as the VOC had ceased ordering Oriental porcelain since the 1690s, only resuming trade around 1729, directly from the port of Canton. During this interval, private orders poured in via Batavia (now Jakarta), the capital of the Dutch East Indies, on ships belonging to other European East India companies. Christiaan J.A. Jörg explores this subject in greater depth in *Famille Verte – Chinese Porcelain in Green Enamels*, Groninger Museum, 2011, pp. 163–169.