Portrait of the Cock Blomhoff Family, their Wetnurse and two Enslaved Servants

Ishizaki Yushi, 1817

When the director Jan Cock Blomhoff travelled to Japan in 1817, he did something highly unusual: he took along his family. Western women were not allowed onto Deshima. Titia, her young son and the wetnurse thus had to leave the country a few months later. A Japanese artist portrayed the family. From left to right are: Jan Cock Blomhoff, the wetnurse Petronella Munts, Titia Cock Blomhoff-Bergsma, her son Jan and two enslaved Javanese servants: Maraty and an unknown boy.

Artwork typepainting
Object numberNG-2008-64
Dimensionsheight 95.7 cm x width 173.3 cm x depth 3.3 cm
Physical characteristicsverf op zijde

Portrait of the Cock Blomhoff Family, their Wetnurse and two Enslaved Servants

Identification

Title(s)
- Portrait of the Cock Blomhoff Family, their Wetnurse and two Enslaved Servants
- Portrait of the Cock Blomhoff Family (former title)
- Portret van de familie Cock Blomhoff (former title)
Object type
Object number
NG-2008-64
Description
Schildering in kleuren op zijde, voorstellende de familie Cock Blomhoff, hun min en twee tot slaaf gemaakte bedienden. Links op de stoel: Jan Cock Blomhoff, 'opperhoofd' van de handelspost Deshima. Staande naast de canapé de min Petronella Munts. Zittend op de canapé: Titia Cock Blomhoff-Bergsma. Haar zoontje Jan staat tegen haar aan, rechts twee tot slaaf gemaakte Javaanse bedienden, Maraty (zittend) en een onbekende jongen (staand).
Catalogue reference
- Documentatiemap.
- Collection Iquenaga, Osaka, 1933, Vol. I, p. 54.
- Ned.-Indië Oud en Nieuw, 3e jaargang p. 248 en afb. 9.
- Corine Koole, 'Levensverhaal van Titia Bergsma : Vrouwen zijn hier niet nodig', Oog 3 (2009) nr. 1, p. 64-69.

Creation

Creation
- painter: Ishizaki Yushi, Japan
- painter: Kawahara Keiga, Japan
Dating
1817
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Material and technique

Physical description
verf op zijde
Material
Dimensions
height 95.7 cm x width 173.3 cm x depth 3.3 cm

Explanatory note

De schildering werd gemaakt n.a.v. het bezoek dat mevrouw Cock Blomhoff in 1817 bracht aan haar man op Deshima.

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Person
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Place

Acquisition and rights

Credit line
Purchased with the support of the BankGiro Lottery, the Mondriaan Stichting, the Stichting Dr Hendrik Muller’s Vaderlandsch Fonds, the K.F. Hein Fonds and the M.A.O.C. Gravin van Bylandt Stichting
Copyright
Public domain
Provenance
? Collection Jan Cock Blomhoff (1779-1853) Amersfoort; ? his son, Johannes Cock Blomhoff (1816-1900), Amersfoort; ? his widow, Sara Maria van de Poll (1823-1907), Amersfoort; through the family to the Van de Poll-Wolters-Quina Stichting; from whom on loan to the museum, 1987-2008 (inv. no. NG-BR-966);{Note RMA.} from whom, €300,000 to the museum, with support from the BankGiro Loterij, the Mondriaan Stichting, the Stichting Dr Hendrik Muller´s Vaderlandsch Fonds, the K.F. Hein Fonds and the M.A.O.C. Gravin van Bylandt Stichting, 2008
Remarks
Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.

Documentation

- Documentatiemap.
- Collection Iquenaga, Osaka, 1933, Vol. I, p. 54.
- Ned.-Indië Oud en Nieuw, 3e jaargang p. 248 en afb. 9.
- Corine Koole, 'Levensverhaal van Titia Bergsma : Vrouwen zijn hier niet nodig', Oog 3 (2009) nr. 1, p. 64-69.

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