Plate with Monogram of the Dutch East India Company, ca. 1660

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Plate with Monogram of the Dutch East India Company, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1660, Japan, Underglaze blue (Arita ware), H. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm); Diam. 12 3/8 in. ( cm); Diam. of foot (6 3/8 in. ( cm), Ceramics, This porcelain dish is emblazoned with the monogram VOC, which stands for the Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie, the Dutch East India Company. During most of the Edo period (1615–1868), the Dutch were the only Europeans allowed to trade with Japan

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