Lot 122
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A RARE ARITA DISH WITH V.O.C. MONOGRAM
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A RARE ARITA DISH WITH V.O.C. MONOGRAM

EDO PERIOD (LATE 17TH CENTURY)

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A RARE ARITA DISH WITH V.O.C. MONOGRAM
Edo Period (Late 17th century)
Decorated in underglaze blue with sprays of finger citrum, peaches and leaves, the centre and the base bearing the monogram V.O.C. [Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie] within a roundel, the reverse with leafy branches of peaches
12¾in. (32.4cm.) diam.
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Lot Essay

For a similar example in the British Museum, see Oriental Ceramic Society, Porcelain for Palaces: The Fashion for Japan in Europe, 1650-1750 (London, 1990), p. 94. A similar dish sold in our Amsterdam rooms on 18 October 2000, lot 5.

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