Dish with Coat of Arms of Johannes Camphuijs

Jingdezhen blue-and-white ware

Date: Kangxi reign, Qing dynasty (1662-1722)

Dimensions: Height 2.1 cm, Diameter of mouth 25.7 cm, Diameter of base 14.6 cm

Material: Porcelain

Description

Johannes Camphuijs was born in Haarlem in 1634. He became a clerk at the General Secretariat in Batavia in 1653. After 11 years at the secretary he became a merchant. In 1671 he left as head of the VOC post in Deshima, Japan. He became the Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies from 1684 to 1691.

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