Ornament and Household Goods from ‘China of Japan’ during the Reign of Philip V and Elisabeth Farnese of Spain (1700–1766)

Abstract

During the reign of King Philip V (1683–1746) and Queen Elisabeth Farnese (1692–1766) the most important palaces of the Spanish crown started to be decorated with East Asian objects from China and Japan, together with high quality imitations of oriental styles produced in European workshops. Thanks to the study of a variety of pieces still preserved in Spain, as well as new archival information, this research deepens our understanding of how East Asian objets d’art were used and displayed by the court to decorate their palaces.