Jug with Portuguese arms ca. 1520–40 Chinese, for Portuguese market This ewer with the Portuguese royal arms is witness to the first East-West trade in Chinese porcelain carried on by the Portuguese in the mid-sixteenth century. The form is neither Chinese nor European; rather, it is based on an Islamic metalwork vessel made for the Near Eastern market that was appropriated for the new European trade. The Chinese painters have misunderstood the Portuguese coat of arms, which appears upside Jug with Portuguese arms. Chinese, for Portuguese market. ca. 1520–40. Hard-paste porcelain with c
Jug with Portuguese arms ca. 1520–40 Chinese, for Portuguese market This ewer with the Portuguese royal arms is witness to the first East-West trade in Chinese porcelain carried on by the Portuguese in the mid-sixteenth century. The form is neither Chinese nor European; rather, it is based on an Islamic metalwork vessel made for the Near Eastern market that was appropriated for the new European trade. The Chinese painters have misunderstood the Portuguese coat of arms, which appears upside Jug with Portuguese arms. Chinese, for Portuguese market. ca. 1520–40. Hard-paste porcelain with cobalt blue under transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware). Ceramics-Porcelain-Export
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