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The use of bright enamel colours on a fine white body is characteristic of the so-called Kakiemon style. This takes its name from the family of decorators reputed to have introduced the techniques of overglaze enamelling to Arita in the 1640s. Kakiemon-style wares were the costliest and most sought after of all Japanese export ceramics. They were widely copied by 18th-century European manufacturers.<br><br><b>Place</b><br>Kakiemon-style wares were transported by sea from Imari, the port nearest to Arita in western Japan. Porcelains for export were sent to Deshima, a small island in Nagasaki harbour, for shipment abroad by Dutch and Chinese merchants.<br><br><b>Time</b><br>During the late 17th century, merchants of the Dutch East India Company were the only Europeans permitted to conduct trade in Japan. This was due to the Japanese government's seclusion policy, which was enforced from 1639 until the early 1850s. Hard-paste porcelain comparable in quality to Chinese and Japanese imports was first made at Meissen in Germany in the early years of the 18th century. Porcelain was made in Britain from the late 1740s onwards.","physicalDescription":"Cup and saucer of porcelain, thrown and pressed into shape. Painted with floral sprays, scrollwork and fans in enamels and gilt. 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The patterns were closely copied at Chelsea, Bow and Worcester during the 1750s and at Plymouth as late as 1768-1770.","date":{"text":"27/03/2003","earliest":"2003-03-27","latest":"2003-03-27"}}],"partNumbers":["C.120-1919","C.120A-1919"],"accessionNumberNum":"120","accessionNumberPrefix":"C","accessionYear":1919,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE","Cup","Saucer"],"assets":["2019LR2085","2019LR1848","2019LR0636","2019LP1350","2019LV6319","2019LV5578"],"recordModificationDate":"2025-04-12","recordCreationDate":"2002-12-02","availableToBook":false}}