Kapitein: Hollander die naar het Oosten is gekomen

anoniem, anonymous, anonymous, anoniem, c. 1700

Head of the Dutch post at Deshima. Nagasaki woodcut, c. 1700. The presence of Westerners at Nagasaki aroused the curiosity of Japanese artists. This portrait of the 'opperhoofd' of Deshima is one of the earliest Japanese depictions of a Dutchman. The Japanese inscription states that this is a 'Portrait of a Hollander who has come to the East'.

  • Artwork typeprint
  • Object numberNG-1974-23
  • Dimensionsheight 44.5 cm x width 32 cm