Pearse, Geoffrey Eastcott (1885-1968)Elliot, Arthur, 1870-19382008-10-212008-10-2119352008-10-21http://hdl.handle.net/2263/7607Canoscan 8000f scanner used, file scanned in at 72DPI, edited using Photoshop v7. File dimensions: 407 x 600 pixels, File size: 88.6 KB.Photograph by Arthur Elliot depicting a typical blue-and-white V.O.C. dish in the Chinese Wanli style, provenance unknown. Decorated in underglaze blue, the monogram in the well is surrounded by pomegranates, cammellias and ho-ho birds. The border has alternating panels of bamboo and pomegranates. It was probably made in Arita, Japan, between 1660 and 1680. See also pages 186 and 188 of "Eighteenth Century Furniture in South Africa" by G. E. Pearse.Complies with rights as specified by Collection AdministratorChina17th CenturySeventeenth CenturyPlatesVereenigde Oost-Indische CompagnieDutch East India CompanyD.E.I.C.Chinese Wanli styleAritaCeramic platesArchitecture -- South Africa -- 18th centuryPlates (Tableware) -- South Africa -- 18th centuryDecorative arts -- South Africa -- 17th centuryImage