Imari bowl; Sailing vessels and Dutchmen

Mid 19th century

The power and presence of the Dutch East India Company in Japan is front and center in this dish, depicting five Dutch vessels with Dutch figures. The company traded in numerous Japanese products, including Imari porcelain, and also dominated the European market for Chinese porcelains in the 17th and early 18th centuries.

Imari ware (porcelain with underglaze and overglaze)

3 in. (7.62 cm)

Diam.: 9 5/8 in.

Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection

60.43

Now on view at the Seattle Art Museum

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Refined Harmony: Decorative Arts from the Edo Period, Mar. 7, 2003 - Mar. 23, 2004.

Seattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Legends, Tales, Poetry: Visual Narrative in Japanese Art, Dec. 22, 2012 - July 21, 2013.

Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Our Blue Planet: Global Visions of Water, Mar. 18 - May 30, 2022.

Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Chronicles of a Global East, Oct. 20, 2022 - Oct. 22, 2023.

Published ReferencesFuller, Richard E. "Japanese Art in the Seattle Art Museum: An Historical Sketch." Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 1960 ("Presented in commemoration of the Hundredth Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations between Japan and the United States of America"), no. 166

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