Preliminary identification
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Overview
A monumental blue and white porcelain export charger measuring approximately 54 cm in diameter, painted in the traditional Kraak (fuyode) style. It features radiating panels of floral motifs surrounding a central urn, with the famous encircled 'VOC' monogram of the Dutch East India Company on the base.
Story
When civil war closed Chinese kilns in the 1640s, Dutch merchants turned to Japan's secret porcelain capital in Arita. Dishes stamped with the VOC insignia became royal prizes across 17th-century European courts.
Maker / Origin
The kilns of Arita, operating under the patronage of the Nabeshima clan, perfected underglaze cobalt porcelain in Japan. For decades they held a near-monopoly on European porcelain imports via the tiny trading post of Dejima in Nagasaki harbor.
Condition & Value
The charger shows clean glaze surfaces, visible spur marks on the base typical of climbing kiln firings, and minor kiln grit. Excellent structural preservation with no evident rim repairs significantly supports desirability.
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Comparable demand stays strongest where maker, originality, and venue confidence line up. Broader examples still trade, but the range tightens quickly when provenance, condition, or selling lane fit is missing.
Best Venue
Specialty auction or a focused dealer with buyers already in this lane.
Signed example with light edge wear and original frame.
Comparable format with stronger provenance and cleaner surface.
Smaller related piece with visible craquelure and trimmed margins.
Period match with softer condition and weaker subject matter.
Close market lane comp with similar material and presentation.