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1660–80 · Hard-paste porcelain · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Orders for the European market greatly expanded the repertoire of Japanese porcelain forms. This Dutch-inspired jug is decorated with a Japanese interpretation of the quickly brushed figures, chrysanthemums, and scattered geometric motifs of the Chinese "Transitional" style, a mode of decoration that was the departure point for European chinoiserie.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1660–80

Medium

Hard-paste porcelain

Culture

Japanese, for European, probably Dutch, market

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

The Hans Syz Collection, Gift of Stephan B. Syz and John D. Syz, 1995