In 1604 the Portuguese merchant man Santa Catharina, fully loaded with Eastern goods including at least 100,000 pieces of Chinese porcelain, was captured in Asian waters by a Dutch ship and brought back to Holland, where the cargo was publicly auctioned in Amsterdam, creating quite a stir.
一六○四年，一艘滿載東方貨物，和至少十萬件中國瓷器的葡萄牙商船「聖．凱薩琳娜號」在亞洲海域遭荷船打劫，被拖回荷蘭；荷蘭人一不做、二不休，在阿姆斯特丹公開拍賣她的戰利品，轟動一時。