Title
Bottle
Creator
Made in Arita, Japan
Date
1674–1700
Label
#212
Bottle
Made in Arita, Japan, 1674–1700
Made of Hard-Paste Porcelain
Museum Purchase with Funds Provided by W. Groke Mickey
2009.1
This bottle was probably made for Willem ten Rhijne (1649–1700), a Dutch physician who worked in Japan between 1674 and 1676.
Ten Rhijne was sent to Japan by the VOC at the request of Japanese officials interested in learning about Western medical techniques. This information exchange went both ways; while in Japan, ten Rhijne learned about Asian medicine, and in 1683, he published the first book in Europe on acupuncture.
Decorated with Willem ten Rhijne’s initials, this bottle is basically a porcelain version of glass wine bottles personalized with seals containing initials or coats of arms. Such bottles were increasingly popular among Europeans in the 1600s.
This object is on display in the Japanese Export Gallery in the Reeves.
Bottle
Made in Arita, Japan, 1674–1700
Made of Hard-Paste Porcelain
Museum Purchase with Funds Provided by W. Groke Mickey
2009.1
This bottle was probably made for Willem ten Rhijne (1649–1700), a Dutch physician who worked in Japan between 1674 and 1676.
Ten Rhijne was sent to Japan by the VOC at the request of Japanese officials interested in learning about Western medical techniques. This information exchange went both ways; while in Japan, ten Rhijne learned about Asian medicine, and in 1683, he published the first book in Europe on acupuncture.
Decorated with Willem ten Rhijne’s initials, this bottle is basically a porcelain version of glass wine bottles personalized with seals containing initials or coats of arms. Such bottles were increasingly popular among Europeans in the 1600s.
This object is on display in the Japanese Export Gallery in the Reeves.
Credit Line
Museum Purchase with Funds Provided by W. Groke Mickey
Citation
Made in Arita, Japan, “Bottle,” Museums at Washington and Lee University: Online Exhibits, accessed May 17, 2024, https://exhibits-museums.omeka.wlu.edu/items/show/291.