A Japanese porcelain undecorated bottle
H. 30 cm
Few of these blank Japanese bottles survived, either because they were intensively used in the kitchens on Deshima island or on board of ships or, when they arrived safely in Holland, they were sometimes over-painted, mainly in Delft, with European or Chinoiserie scenes.
Part of the Japan collection.
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