Discovering 370 Years of History of Delft Blue Pottery
My visit to the Royal Delft Museum to uncover the history of the coveted blue ceramic
Recently, I flew KLM Business Class from Tokyo to Amsterdam and was surprised by one thing — the tableware. The sophisticated porcelains were the work of Dutch designer Marcel Wanders.
I was particularly taken by some bone china bowls with the iconic Royal Delft patterns transferred onto them. I had never seen Western ceramics so well matched to Japanese cuisine.
Of course, England, France, Germany, and other European countries are full of fine ceramic manufacturers. However, their products are Western in design and pattern, so they rarely agree with Japanese cuisine. Plain or more rustic European ceramics can work, but they are casual. There might be nothing better than Royal Delft for a certain level of sophisticated ceramics. I must visit Delft to confirm my instinct.
