Human world
Thinly potted porcelain Kraak dish painted in underglaze blue
South China, probably Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province
Ming dynasty, Wanli period (1573-1619 AD)
Accession Number 1973.126.3912
The Dutch imported this Kraak ware to Europe in large quantities. The name comes from a type of Portuguese ship - the carrack - one of which was captured in 1604 with a cargo of more than 100,000 pieces of Kraak ware.