Drug Jar
Item
Title
Drug Jar
Description
The Dutch East India Company, the largest trading company between Europe and Asia in the late 17th century, ordered the creation of this vessel, which bears the label “Diacarth”, a reference to a type of medicinal paste. The jar was produced at a Chinese kiln in Jingdezhen, the center of ceramic production in southeastern China.
Inscription: DIACARTH
Identifier
73.38
Coverage
Spatial Coverage
European
Date
ca. 1662 - 1722
Creator
Publisher
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Rights
Creative Commons CC-BY-NC
