Two Chinese porcelain “herring” dishes, after Dutch Delft faience with one herring each, Kangxi.

Two Chinese export porcelain “herring” dishes, after Dutch Delft faience, decorated in under- glaze cobalt blue (qinghua) with one herring each, c. 1720, Kangxi reign, Qing dynasty, w. 20 cm, 7 7/8 in. (crazing to one, each with small chip to underside) 1.11137

Illustrated: 100 Years of Chinese Export Porcelain, by A. Varela Santos, 2014/2015, cat. 33.

Literature:

• China for the West, by D. Howard and J. Ayers, vol. I, London and New York 1978, p. 85 for two dishes with a single herring, one with a different border;

• Pronken Met Oosters Porselein, catalogue by S. Hartog, 1990 Gemeentemuseum Arnhem, The Netherlands, p. 122, cat 146 for a similar dish with one fish;

• The Choice of the Private Trader, by D.S. Howard, Minneapolis1994, p. 131, cat. 136 for similar dishes;

• Interaction in Ceramics: Oriental Porcelain and Delftware, by Dr. C.J.A. Jörg, 1984 Hong Kong,

p. 179, cat. 89 for a dish with two fish;

• Porcelain and the Dutch China Trade, by C.J.A Jörg, 1982 The Hague, p. 70, cat. 18 for a saucer decorated in underglaze cobalt blue.

◆As the country of origin of the prototype identifies, these dishes were ordered by the Dutch market in the early 18th century with the only purpose of serving herrings, which was a staple much appreciated in the Netherlands at the time. These dishes were decorated with one or with two herrings.

中國外銷瓷“鯡魚”魚盤兩隻, 仿荷蘭代夫特彩陶, 每盤以青花繪有鯡魚一條, 約1720年, 清康熙, 寬20 釐米, 7 7/8 英吋。

插图: 《百年中国外销瓷》 阿.瓦瑞拉.桑托斯, 2014/2015, 目录 33。

參考文獻:

•《西行中國》，作者D. Howard及J. Ayers，1978年倫敦和紐約出版，見卷一，第85頁兩件畫有青魚的碟子，其中一件繪不同邊飾；

•《彩繪瓷器》，圖錄作者S. Hartog，1990年荷蘭阿納姆博物館出版，見第122頁，編號146畫單隻魚的相似瓷碟一件；

•《私人貿易著的選擇》，作者D.S. Howard，1994年明尼阿波利斯出版，見131頁，編號136相似瓷碟；

•《陶瓷間的交流：東方瓷器及代爾夫特陶器》，作者Dr. C.J.A. Jörg，1984年香港出版，見第179頁，編號89繪雙魚瓷碟一件；

•《瓷器和中荷貿易》，作者C.J.A Jörg，1982年海牙出版，見第70頁，編號18一件青花醬料碟。

◆ 荷蘭是此類器皿原型的原產國。18世紀早期,荷蘭市場定制了這些盤子, 其唯一目的就是將當時荷蘭人十分欣賞的鯡魚裝盤上桌。
這些盤子都有一條或兩條鯡魚的紋飾。