Japanese Soy Sauce Bottles
Dejima Island (Japan), 1700s
Two porcelain soy sauce bottles inscribed with the words "Japanschzoya” and “Soya,” originating from Dejima Island.
Under strict trade conditions imposed by the Japanese rulers, the VOC was only allowed to operate from Dejima, a small artificial island (120m x 75m) in Nagasaki harbour.
MSJ/KLN/BTL/063 and MSJ/KLN/BTL/064
Height: 19 cm, Width: 13 cm, Depth: 13 cm
Height: 18.5 cm, Width: 8.6 cm, Depth: 8.6 cm