Porcelain imported from China was the most highly coveted new medium in sixteenth- and early seventeenth-­century Europe. Its pure white color, translucency, a

While imported Chinese porcelain had become a valuable commodity in Europe in the seventeenth century, local attempts to produce porcelain long remained unsucce

Showcases the Meissen porcelain to be found in the collection of the Rijksmuseum, thoroughly describing each piece.--Amazon.com.