Porcelain from the VOC trading ship the Witte Leeuw.
17th c Chinese Ming Ceramics
CHINESE EXPORT Anonymous
(active 18th-19th c - )
Primary
c. 1613
17th c
Oil on canvas
Painted
Ming
Amsterdam. Netherlands.
Amsterdam. Museum Het Rembrandthuis.
amst6784
Sometimes the Dutch ships from the East India Comp;that brought porcelain from China sank, as was the case with the Witte Leuw. A huge hoard was recovered in 1976.
Caption:
CHINESE EXPORT| Porcelain from the VOC trading ship the Witte Leeuw. | 1613| Chinese | Export