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Vanderven Oriental Art

page for Vanderven Oriental Art Oriental Art is our Passion! We are a family run business specialising in Chinese and Japanese art.

The emphasis in our collection lies in Chinese early ceramics from the Han and Tang periods and (export) porcelains from the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries. We also deal in Chinese silver, glass, wooden and Iron objects from these periods. Our Japanese art collection focuses mainly on lacquer, metal, porcelain from the 18th to the 20th century. With over a 100 collective years of experience, we are

proud to be truly international specialists in our field. With our extensive library and research projects, we continue to learn and hone our knowledge in an ever changing art market and remain top in our field.

08/05/2026

Famille Verte

In this series we present you with three more objects from our beautiful Famille Verte catalogue. Next up is this pair of porcelain bottles with a pear-shaped body tapering into a tall, narrow neck. Each bottle is covered in a dark ‘powder blue’ glaze, with three reserved quatrefoil cartouches around the body - each outlined in iron-red.

The cartouches are decorated with a distinct auspicious decoration in overglaze famille verte enamels, in greens, iron-red, aubergine, yellow and blue. The first panel has red, white and yellow chrysanthemums - one with a gilt day lily - growing from a grassy mound. The second has a large vase with peacock feathers and a branch of coral next to a censer on a stand, surrounded by various objects from the Hundred Treasures. The third panel is decorated with branches of red and gilt plum blossom with bamboo, issuing from a grassy ground.

Powder Blue & Verte
Kangxi period (1662-1722), 1700-1720
Height: 27.3 cm | Diameter: 13.2 cm
Provenance:
- With Bernhard Stodel, Amsterdam, after 1965
(Label nr. BS3652 )
- Nieuwenhuys Collection, 1991
- Private Collection, Belgium 2025

Condition Report Available
Price upon Request

05/05/2026

Famille Verte

In this series we present you with three more objects from our beautiful Famille Verte catalogue. Starting of with this unusual conical bowl, decorated on the outside, with a continuous narrative scene in fine famille verte enamels. It is divided into three different figural episodes set in a rocky landscape, executed in three shades of green, blue, red, yellow and black enamels.

The narrative on this bowl possibly depicts a popular episode from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. The main scene is of the famous warrior Guan Yu, carrying his iconic crescent blade (青龙偃月刀) and mounted on his famously swift horse, Red Hare (Chitu 赤兔). Another scene is of an imminent ex*****on, which Guan Yu will step in to prevent. This combination reflects the iconic moral saying: Guan Yu manifests righteousness and stays the blade (关公显义，刀下留人). The scene emphasizes the importance of correct moral judgement at a critical moment. When this image is placed on everyday objects, such as this bowl, it expresses the wish for moral justice to enter ones daily life.

Conical Bowl
China, Kangxi period (1662-1722)
Height: 8.3 cm | Diameter: 22 cm
Provenance:
- With Bernhard Stodel, Amsterdam, after 1965
(Label: BS1620)
- Nieuwenhuys Collection, 1991
- Private Collection, Belgium 2025

Condition Report Available
Price upon Request

19/04/2026

Augustus the Strong

For this series, we highlight three objects that were once in the collection of Augustus the Strong, now the Royal Dresden Porcelain Collection. What makes this collection particularly interesting are the surviving 18th-century written inventories, in which each item in the collection was recorded and numbered.

This set of three unusually tall baluster vases, have slim trumpet necks. The bulbous main bodies, are decorated with a dense pattern of lotus scrolls, large peony blooms and qilong dragons. The reserved panels are in the shape of triple gourd vases, decorated with archaic vases and auspicious objects from the Hundred Antiquities. The bases carry the etched inventory number from the collection of Augustus the Strong: N:49.vvv. The zigzag line indicating the category Blue and White East Indian Porcelain.

Three Balluster Vases
China, Kangxi period (1662-1722)
Height: 74 cm
Provenance:
- Augustus the Strong Collection, Dresden 1721 (no. N:49.vvv)
- Auction Lepke, Berlin 1920 (lot. 781)
- Ottmar Strauss Collection, Germany 1931
- Auction Hugo Helbing, Frankfurt am Main 1934 (lot 759)
- Collection, Paul Geipel, 1934
- Museum Schloss Hinterglachau, Germany
- Restituted descendants of Ottmar Strauss, 2024

Condition Report Available
Price upon Request

16/04/2026

Augustus the Strong

For this series, we highlight three objects that were once in the collection of Augustus the Strong. He was an avid collector of Oriental Porcelain, of which by 1719 he already amassed 19,000 pieces. The collection increased to a massive 23,000 recorded items by 1721 and 35,000 by 1735.

This café au lait bowl and dish, were also once part of his collection. They are both covered around the outside with a yellow-brown café au lait glaze, with four stylized lotus flowers in famille verte enamels. On the inside is a double blue circle, with a large blue, green and red lotus surrounded by smaller red flowers. Around the inside and the outside of the rim is a green band, with red and blue flowerheads - interrupted by four cartouches decorated with flowering plants, colourful birds and butterflies. Both the bases have an incised inventory number: N:139I on the plate and N:120I on the Bowl - indicating that these pieces once belonged to the Royal Porcelain Collection in Dresden.

Bowl & Plate "Dresden"
China, Kangxi period (1662-1722), c. 1700
Bowl: Height: 7.7 cm | Diameter: 17.4 cm
Plate: Diameter: 24.4 cm
Provenance:
- Augustus the Strong, Dresden 1721
- Private Collection, The Netherlands

Condition Report Available
Price upon Request

14/04/2026

Augustus the Strong

For this series, we highlight three objects that were once in the collection of Augustus the Strong. He was Elector of Saxony, King of Poland and a major patron of the arts. Known for his passion for porcelain, he famously suffered from the maladie de porcelaine - the porcelain sickness.

This pair of large Chinese porcelain jardiniëres, decorated in underglaze cobalt blue, feature alternating panels of figural landscapes and vases on low tables. Holes in the bottom, indicate their use as planters, likely for costly citrus trees, displayed at the Zwinger Palace in Dresden. In the early 18th century, European courts embraced 'citrusmania', inspired by Versailles, showcasing impressive citrus tree collections.

Jardiniëres "Blumenkubel"
China, Kangxi period (1662-1722)
Height: 50 cm | Diameter: 53 cm
Provenance:
- Collection August the Strong, Dresden, 1721
- Auction Lepke’s, Berlin, 1920 (lot 788 &789)
- With A.S. Drey, Munich, 1920
- Auction Paul Graupe, Berlin, 1936 (lot 356)
- Collection Ernst Georg Schneider, Schloss Jägerhof, Germany 1955
- Acquisition city of Düsseldorf, 1987
- Restituted to the descendants A.S. Drey, 2023

Condition Report Available
Price upon Request

08/04/2026

An exceedingly busy and succesful TEFAF Maastricht is now behind us. While we are currently managing the complex logistics in the fair’s aftermath, we are already looking forward to our next gallery event in mid-April! So come visit us 10-12 April in the gallery if you missed us at TEFAF or are curious about our collection!

Read more via the link bellow:
https://www.vanderven.com/news/gallery-weekend-april-famille-verte

06/04/2026

Open Gallery Weekend | 10-12 April

Our gallery will be open from Friday 10 - Sunday 12 April, from 12 - 6 pm. We will be exhibiting objects from our recent Famille Verte catalogue, including famille verte (and underglaze blue) objects from the van Hees and Nieuwenhuys Collections.

On Sunday 12 april 2026 at 2 PM Nynke van der Ven will host a lecture and object-handling session focused on Famille Verte porcelain. She will explore its history, technical innovations, and the various categories within this group. To join the talk please register via [email protected] (max. 15 people).

Cockerel & Hound
China, Kangxi period (1662-1722)
H: 22.9 (cockerel) | H: 15 cm (hound)
Provenance:
- Private Collection, Paris 2023

Parrots:
China, Kangxi period (1662-1722)
Height: 11.8 cm
Provenance:
- Private Collection, France 2025

Egg & Spinach Bowl
China, Kangxi period (1662-1722)
Height: 9.1 cm | Diameter: 19.2 cm
Provenance:
- Private Collection, Paris, France 2023

Joss Stick Holders
China, Kangxi period (1662-1722)
Height: 7.5 cm
Provenance:
- With Morpurgo, Amsterdam 2004
- Private Collection, Switzerland 2025

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05/04/2026

Happy Easter!

For Easter we have put together our yearly egg hunt. Can you find how many (chocolate) Easter eggs are hidden in this picture? Put your guess in the comments below!

We wish you all a wonderful Easter filled with family, friends, good food, easter eggs and of course Chinese Art!

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02/04/2026

Happy Easter Weekend

Happy Easter Weekend! To bring you in the mood we have made some spring inspired arrangements, with a nod to our latest Famille Verte catalogue!

Lotus & Crab Brush Washer
China, Kangxi period (1662-1722)
Diameter: 18 cm
Provenance:
- With Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York 1989 (Label)
- Alan Oliner Collection, USA 2024
Published in Vanderven Oriental Art Catalogue 2026, no. 20
Condition Report Available

Fruit Pyramids 'Walnuts'
China, Kangxi period (1662-1722)
Height: 14 cm
Provenance:
- S. Bulgari Collezione, Roma, Italy
- Private Collection, Switzerland 2025
Condition Report Available

Fruit Pyramid 'Walnuts'
China, Kangxi period (1662-1722)
Height: 15 cm
Provenance:
- Private Collection, Italy 2025
Condition Report Available

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28/11/2025

Open Gallery Days - 28-30 November 2025

Today is the first day of our open weekend! If you weren't able to visit us at PAN Amsterdam or you just want to see our amazing collection in the flesh, then come and visit us this weekend 28-30 November, from 12-5 pm! One of the beautiful objects on display is this Guanyin on throne from the Kangxi period (1662-1722) with vibrant colours.

Guanyin on Throne
Porcelain
China, Kangxi Period (1662-1722)
Height: 37.8 cm
Provenance:
- Baron & Barones Vaxelaire Collection, Belgium

Condition Report Available
Price upon Request

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24/11/2025

Open Gallery Days - 28-30 November 2025

We have now settled back into the gallery, after a very successful and vibrant PAN Amsterdam. The fair attracted 46.000 visitors in eight days, a record since its inception in 1987! We greeted visitors (of all ages), who kept us on our toes throughout the fair. We sold over 30 objects and really enjoyed seeing many of you in person – your enthusiasm and curiosity drives us on!

If you missed us at PAN Amsterdam - or just can’t get enough of us - you can visit us during our open gallery weekend (28 - 30 November, 12 - 5 pm). Where many objects, such as this wonderful camel will be on display. So make a note in your diary and we'll see you this weekend in our gallery in 's-Hertogenbosch!

Camel
Pottery
China, Tang Dynasty (618-907)
Height: 35.3 cm | Width: 40.5 cm
Provenance:
- Private Collection, Greenwich, Connecticut, USA, 2025

Condition Report Available
Price upon Request

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