Page 63 - For the Love of Porcelain

‘D’une Beauté Enchantée’ Private trade and Kakiemon porcelain
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Japanese porcelain had a great impact on the Dutch interior. this essay explores the

mechanisms behind the trade and the fashion for Kakiemon porcelain in the second

half of the seventeenth century, using an extraordinary archaeological find from the

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premises of Gisbert Cuper (1644–1716).
menno Fitski

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Pair of mounted lidded
1 jars with pine and cranes,
Lidded jar with Kakiemon, Japan,
igures, plants and birds, 1670 - 90s, h. 38 cm,
Kakiemon style, Japan, he Royal Collection
1670 - 1700, © 2011 Her Majesty
h. 53.3 cm, Queen Elizabeth II
Rijksmuseum,
Amsterdam,
inv. no. AK-RAK-1967-2 Japanese porcelain and the Dutch elite porcelain fashion with them. Extravagant
In 1632, the palace of Amalia of Solms porcelain rooms were installed in their
(1602–75) and Frederick Henry of Orange castles, like the one in Oranienburg, the
(1584–1647) in The Hague had an early residence of Amalia’s oldest daughter, Louise
porcelain cabinet, with at least 445 pieces Henriette (1627–67).
of porcelain combined with other objects Gilded decoration and a myriad of mirrors
on ledges on the walls. Amalia’s daughters enhanced the porcelain on display, which
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married German princes and took the included Kakiemon porcelain. Evidence

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