Folding Screen with Dutch ships

anoniem, anoniem, anonymous, anonymous, c. 1685 - c. 1700

Depicted on this folding screen is the arrival of Dutch ships, and in the centre a hunting scene with Dutchmen in the leading role. They are depicted somewhat comically. In addition to European firearms, they bear some peculiar hunting gear. Everything suggests that the depiction sprouted from the artisan’s imagination to cater to the Chinese public’s curiosity about the ever so strange Europe.

Artwork typefurniture, kamerscherm
Object numberBK-1959-99
Dimensionsheight 321 cm x depth 2 cm, width 624 cm, width 53 cm
Physical characteristicsCoromandel lacquer

Identification

Title(s)
- Folding screen of Coromandel lacquer with a scene of Dutch ships, with Dutch people in the hills
- Folding Screen with Dutch ships
Object type
Object number
BK-1959-99
Description
Twaalfbladig kamerscherm van Coromandellak. Aan de ene kant een voorstelling van vogels, bloemen, bomen, rotsen en lotusvijver rond een Phoenixenpaar op gouden grond. Bovenaan rechthoekige panelen met landschappen; onderaan en opzij bronzen vazen en rituele objecten op donkerbruine grond. Onderaan een uitsparing in de vorm van een scepterhoofd. Aan de andere kant een bos- en rotslandschap aan de kust op bruine grond met Europese schepen en Hollandse en oosterse figuren. Bovenaan waaiervormige bloempanelen.
Catalogue reference
- K.I. Choi, Japan and Design in Early Chinese Export Art, uit: The magazine antiques : a monthly magazine for collectors and others, 158, 2000, 3, pagina 336-345
- Gina M.R.E. Kamm, 'New prespectives about Coromandel lacquer screens depicting Dutch VOC delegations while hunting and in tribute procession', Aziatische Kunst 50/1 (2020), pp. 55-60.
- Lianming Wang, 'When the barbarians came by sea: hunting and alienism in entangled Sino-Japanese visual cultures, 1550–1750', World Art, 2024, Received 5 June, accepted 23 July 2024. pp. 1-33, https://doi.org/10.1080/21500894.2024.2385417.
- Connaissance des Arts, nr. 20, october 1953, pp. 18-23
- Klaas Ruitenbeek, 'Westerlingen in de achttiende-eeuwse Chinese kunst', Aziatische Kunst 20/4 (1990), pp. 10-22.
- cat.tent. Chinese Art, Londen 1935-1936, nr. 1780 (met afb.)

Creation

Creation
- lacquerer: anonymous, Zuid-China
- lacquerer: anoniem, Zuid-China
Dating
c. 1685 - c. 1700
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Material and technique

Physical description
Coromandel lacquer
Material
Technique
Dimensions
- height 321 cm x depth 2 cm
- width 624 cm
- width 53 cm

Acquisition and rights

Credit line
Purchased with the support of the Stichting Jubileumfonds Rijksmuseum
Acquisition
purchase 1959
Copyright
Public domain

Documentation

- K.I. Choi, Japan and Design in Early Chinese Export Art, uit: The magazine antiques : a monthly magazine for collectors and others, 158, 2000, 3, pagina 336-345
- Gina M.R.E. Kamm, 'New prespectives about Coromandel lacquer screens depicting Dutch VOC delegations while hunting and in tribute procession', Aziatische Kunst 50/1 (2020), pp. 55-60.
- Lianming Wang, 'When the barbarians came by sea: hunting and alienism in entangled Sino-Japanese visual cultures, 1550–1750', World Art, 2024, Received 5 June, accepted 23 July 2024. pp. 1-33, https://doi.org/10.1080/21500894.2024.2385417.
- Connaissance des Arts, nr. 20, october 1953, pp. 18-23
- Klaas Ruitenbeek, 'Westerlingen in de achttiende-eeuwse Chinese kunst', Aziatische Kunst 20/4 (1990), pp. 10-22.
- cat.tent. Chinese Art, Londen 1935-1936, nr. 1780 (met afb.)

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