Drug Jar

Title (Dublin Core): Drug Jar
Description (Dublin Core): 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 (Dublin Core): 73.38
Coverage (Dublin Core): Jingdezhen
Spatial Coverage (Dublin Core): European
Date (Dublin Core): ca. 1662 - 1722
Medium (Dublin Core): blue-and-white (ceramic glaze)
Creator (Dublin Core): Unknown
Subject (Dublin Core): China trade porcelain; Blue and white ware--China; Ceramics
Publisher (Dublin Core): Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Rights (Dublin Core): Creative Commons CC-BY-NC

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