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were reportedlyfurnished as early as 1632, 3.Dish. Chinese(Europeanmarket),earlyi7th
but the first confirmed order was placed in centuryH. ardpaste.Diam. III/4in. (28.6 cm).The
1635 and requested unfamiliarforms for Hans SyzCollection,Gift of StephanB. Syzand
which models were required.The models John D. Syz, I995 (I995.268.I)
were made of wood in Taiwan,where the A definingfeatureof kraakporcelain(so-calledfromthe
Dutch governor, Hans Putmans, "had a turner Dutchnameforcaraccat,hePortuguesme erchansthip)
and 2 or 3 painters working for more than isthedeviceofpaneleddecorationse,enherein thewide
2 months to turn and paint jugs, wash-basins, bordeorfthedish,withitsalternationofsunflowerasnd
cooling-tubs, dishes, mugs, salt cellars and emblemsT. hecentraslceneof ducksonapondandthe
mustard pots." There being no repertoirein paneledmotifsareamongthenumerouvsariantsonthe
Western ceramics for most of these shapes basicformaotfthisextensiveclassofexportorcelain.
Closelysimilarexampletso ourdish,whichis well made
4. Bowl. Chinese (Dutch market),Ming dynasty andpaintedwithstrongcolorandwithcare,if notwith
(I368-i644), ca. i635-44. Hard paste. Diam. I33/sin. spirit,werefoundin thecargooftheDutchshipWitte
(34 cm). Rijksmuseum,Amsterdam Leeuw,sunkin battleoffSaintHelenain1613.
Despitethepaneledkraakformatand the Chinese 9
figures,thebowl is moreWesternthan Chinesein its
decorationE. uropeanprints musthaveprovidedthe
landscapecompositionsw, ith theirhorizonlines and
gabledbuildings;the thin-stemmedflowersevokeDutch
embroiderypatternosf abouti635-45.
