Author: Jorg, C.
Title: A Selection from the Collection of Oriental Ceramics in the Jan Menze Van Diepen Stichting
Description: Slochteren. Jan Menze Van Diepen Stichting. 2002. Limited. Quarto. Soft Cover. New. Softcover edition. 214 pages, 145 objects in full colour and described in English and Dutch. Limited to 1500 copies! Jan Menze van Diepen was born in 1905 in Waterhuizen to a family of Gronigen shipbuilders. He was a versatile and passionate collector who brought together an extensive collection of paintings, prints and Oriental porcelain. Following his death in 1994, his unique collection was transferred to the J.M. van Diepen Foundation and is now housed in the Fraeylemaborg, an 18th century country estate in Slochteren, Groningen. This publication is dedicated to export porcelain from China and Japan. Van Diepen's rich collection of c. 2500 objects includes many interesting and rare pieces dating from the 15th to the 20th century, of which 145 are illustrated and described here. (hardcover edition also available).

Keywords: China Chinese Japan Japanese Pottery Porcelain Ceramics Kangxi Export Trade