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Kraak export porcelain

China tradition · 5 examples · indicative market tier: $50k–1M (high collector)

Kraak ware or Kraak porcelain (Dutch Kraakporselein) is a type of Chinese export porcelain produced mainly in the late Ming dynasty, in the Wanli reign (1573–1620), but also in the Tianqi (1620–1627) and the Chongzhen (1627–1644). It was among the first Chinese export wares to arrive in Europe in mass quantities, and was frequently featured in Dutch Golden Age paintings of still life subjects with foreign luxuries. The wares have "suffered from imprecise terminology", sometimes being loosely used for many varieties of Chinese export blue and white pottery. Wikipedia →

Types & examples

Plate from the Duke of Clarence Service
Plate from the Duke of Clarence Service, c. 1792
Art Institute of Chicago
Cup
Cup, ca. 1600
The Met
Dish
Dish, ca. 1600
The Met
Dish
Dish, ca. 1600
The Met
Dish with warrior
Dish with warrior
The Met

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