Lacquer panel depicting Deshima Island

anonymous, c. 1800 - c. 1820

Deshima, the Dutch East India Company (VOC) trading post in Japan, appears here on a lacquer panel. The scene is meticulously inlaid with thin strips of motherof-pearl. It shows the details of the buildings, even the VOC monogram on the flag. In the 19th century, lacquer with mother-of-pearl inlay was a popular Japanese product.

  • Artwork typelacquer panel
  • Object numberNG-NM-9346
  • Dimensionsheight 35.3 cm x width 56.2 cm x thickness 1 cm
  • Physical characteristicslacquer, mother-of-pearl, wood

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Lacquer panel depicting Deshima Island

  • Object type

  • Object number

    NG-NM-9346

  • Description

    Zwart gelakte houten plaat met parelmoer ingelegd. De afbeelding stelt het eiland Deshima voor, schuin van boven gezien, rechts staat een wapperende vlag. De omheining is met wat goudverf aangegeven. keerzijde: Elf bloempjes verdeeld over gehele oppervlak. Opschrift.

Creation

  • Creation

    lacquerer: anonymous, Japan

  • Dating

    c. 1800 - c. 1820

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    lacquer, mother-of-pearl, wood

  • Dimensions

    height 35.3 cm x width 56.2 cm x thickness 1 cm

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Documentation

  • Christiaan Jan Adriaan Jörg, 'Japanese Lacquerwork decorated after European prints', in: Collections of essays in commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the institute of oriental and occidental studies, Kansai University, Osaka 1981, p. 57-80, afb. 23. [in documentatiemap Geschiedenis NM-6287-6311]

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