Storyline
The exchange of influences and domesticity
At the end of the 17th century, Japanese Kakiemon porcelain became a popular export product to Europe, replacing Chinese porcelain. But Kakiemon was based on technology and influences from Korean and Chinese potters, and eventually influenced Chinese potters in return. We will start this story with the “finishing touch”: a Dutch silver mount...
Credits
A story by Christina Vlassopoulou, Robertas Steckis. As part of The Visual and Material Culture of Exchange in Asia and Europe, 1500-1800 at Leiden University, Faculty of Humanities. Supervised by Anne Gerritsen.