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ginger vase (continued)

me very much liked the post from flashdecor "ginger vase" , but feeling that somewhere I've seen these vases in an entirely different place. I remembered! Of course, this is - Delft (Holland).

Delft is a town in southern Holland. In the 17 th century Delft became famous through their factory producing faience (pottery) and porcelain. Faience and porcelain produced in Delft from 1600 to mid-19 th century.

But the most striking thing is that since 1657 because of political procrastination stopped Chinese importation of porcelain in Europe, which will increase the demand for Japanese and Delft porcelain. Later, due to the success of Delft China began to copy the style of Delft: a white and blue porcelain. At least this version tells the Dutch themselves, and apparently it is not too far from the truth, because truly characteristic of the old China multicolor in porcelain painting. By the way, and the very manufacture of Delft in the 18 century and added other colors: red and green. In Delft there were about 30 small factories producing a variety of subjects ranging from the tiles on the wall to the various shapes of animals and humans.

Well, at the end of the story an example of how looks ginger vase from Delft. Lovely, is not it? :-)





And the bonus of a fantastic collection of Chinese and Japanese porcelain from Rundale Palace (Rundāles pils) in Latvia (Oval Office at White Hall) - clickable large photos of Mary , everything can be considered in detail:



At 45 consoles exhibited vases of Chinese and Japanese porcelain XVII-XIX centuries.
shape oval office (merit IM Graff) and is considered one of the most impressive rooms of the palace.

And Porcelain from the palace:


And if you're interested to learn about the palace itself, the brief will be so:

Palace was designed by and under the guidance Rastrelli (author of the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg and the Grand Palace in Peterhof) as a summer residence for the favorite of the Russian Empress Anna Ivanovna - Duke of Courland Ernst Johann Biron. After the accession of Courland to the Russian Empire in 1795 Rundale Palace was awarded the favorite of the Empress Teeth. After his death his young widow, Thekla V. married Count Shuvalov. The palace was the property of their princes Shuvalov 1917. In Currently Rundale Palace is one of the most famous attractions in Latvia.