"Scheveningen decor" - Plate - Porcelain - Kangxi period

Literature:
Comparable examples pictured in: Jörg (1984), Interaction in Ceramics, no. 65; Howard & Ayers (1978), China for the West, vol. I, fig. 32a; Howard (1994), The Choice of the Private Trader, pl. 11.

Chinese export porcelain “Scheveningen” plate – Kangxi period – early 18th century
The landscape belongs to the so-called “Scheveningen” group and is based on Delft models by Frederik van Frytom.

Frederik van Frytom himself was a Delft faience painter specialized in extremely fine blue-and-white landscapes in earthenware. His compositions were copied in Japan (Arita) at the end of the 17th century and later in China for export to Europe.

Beautiful Chinese export porcelain plate decorated in underglaze blue with a European landscape, known as the so-called “Scheveningen” decoration. The scene shows walking figures in a hilly Dutch landscape with buildings, a church tower and a cloudscape, surrounded by a decorative wavy rim.

This type of porcelain was produced in China for the Dutch market during the Kangxi period and is inspired by Delftware and European engravings. The decoration belongs to the well-known group of “Scheveningen” or “Deshima” export porcelain.
The so-called ‘Scheveningen’ design was originally considered to be an image of the small hand-made island Dejima off the coast of Nagasaki, from which the Dutch were permitted to trade with Japan during the Edo period. It has later been proposed, however, that it probably represents a European landscape, more specifically the Dutch coastal town Scheveningen, with the design inspired by a Delft model painted by Frederick van Frytom (1652-1702). His work usually shows figures in broad, flat Dutch landscapes, but at times he also draws inspiration from prints and paintings with rustic, Italian scenes that were popular at the time. A Japanese Arita plate with a similar landscape is included in the catalog Jörg, C.J.A. (1984) Interaction in Ceramics: Oriental Porcelain and Delftware. The Urban Council. no. 65. The same example is also pictured in Howard & Ayers (1978). China for the West: Chinese Porcelain and other Decorative Arts for Export illustrated from the Mottadeh Collection. Sotheby Parke Bernet (fig. 32a). A Japanese teacup in the style of van Frytom can be found in The Burghley Porcelains: an Exhibition from the Burghley House Collection. Japan Society. p. 158, plate 54. For more information about van Frytom and his art you can consult Vecht, A. (1968) Frederik van Frytom 1632-1702: Life and Work of a Dutch Pottery Decorator. Scheltema and Holkema NV. Another illustrated example is found in Howard, David S. (1994) The Choice of the Private Trader: The Private Market in Chinese Export Porcelain Illustrated from the Hodroff Collection. Zwemmer. p. 44, figure 11.

Details

Origin: China
Period: Kangxi period (1662–1722), early 18th century
Material: porcelain
Decoration: underglaze blue
Type: Chinese export porcelain
Condition: good, only minimal wear/scratches, small rim glaze chips, otherwise pristine.
Diameter: approx. 19.7 cm

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