Page 21 - For the Love of Porcelain

A Beaker of

Transitional Porcelain he irst Chine de Commande for the Dutch?

in her publication Ming Porcelain for a Globalised Trade, eva Ströber highlighted Chinese porcelain

from the ming dynasty (1368–1644) in the collection of the Princessehof National museum of

Ceramics in Leeuwarden.
Christiaan J.A. Jörg

1 2-3
Beaker, 1635 - 45, Beaker, 1635 - 45,
h. 14 cm, h. 14 cm,
dia. mouth 9.8 cm, dia. mouth 9.8 cm,
dia. footring 7.4 cm, dia. footring 7.4 cm,
private collection private collection

In the last decade of that dynasty a new Historical context
type of export porcelain, partly produced The history of the porcelain trade of
especially for the Dutch East India the VOC in this period is well known. 2
Company (VOC), came into being. In her After settling in Batavia, the Company
book, Eva paid attention to some examples experienced difficulties in obtaining the
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of these so-called Transitional wares. In this profitable Chinese trade commodities.
contribution I would like to describe an In 1624, following complex political and
unusual piece from this period, a Chinese military efforts, a stronghold could be
porcelain beaker with a decoration in Dutch built on the island of Taiwan, then called
style. (figs. 1-3). Formosa. From this Zeelandia Castle a

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