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Subject:Re: Napoleonic Dutch East Indies Arita ware?
Posted By: Bill H Sun, Oct 17, 2021
As you probably are aware, these Japanese patterns have heretofore been covered in the book "Straits Chinese Porcelain A Collector's Guide" by Ho Wing Meng, 1983 Times Editions PTE Ltd & reprints in 1994, 1996. I sense that Dr. Ho apparently sees a greater degree of concord between the terms "Straits Chinese" and "Peranakan" than exists in some quarters. However, I'll let the experts argue about that.
In my opinion, though, Dr. Ho correctly dates these Japanese porcelains shown in his book to between the reign of Daoguang (1821-50) and around 1920 of the Republic era, although he does mention apparently earlier pieces some collectors had assumed were Chinese due to the presence of Japanese character marks, such as "Kutani". In my opinion, the ormolu style mounts on the platter shown in your photo are identifiable as of a later period by their flimsiness, whereas the Napoleonic era produced what I've always taken to be a more classical "Empire" style of gilt metal and other decorative works.
Here are some views of a similar, 7.25-inch diameter unsigned Japanese kamcheng pot in my collection of "Nonya" wares.
Best regards,
Bill H.
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