Lacquer panel depicting Deshima Island

anoniem, 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 1.0 cm
Physical characteristicslak, parelmoer, hout

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.
Catalogue reference
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]

Creation

Creation
lacquerer: anoniem, Japan
Dating
c. 1800 - c. 1820
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Material and technique

Physical description
lak, parelmoer, hout
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height 35.3 cm x width 56.2 cm x thickness 1.0 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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