Two Original Japanese Engravings on One Sheet, Soldiers & a Priest, 1669

Reference
PCT-57140
Date
1669
Region
Asia
Category
Engraving
Sheet size
32.2 x 20.2 cm (12.7 x 8.0 in)
Condition
Good
Availability
Available
Price
EUR 330

One sheet with two engravings:

One print is titled: 'Siccabonsii, Japansche Papen. [verso: Japanese soldiers].'

An image of a Japanese priest. In one hand hee holds a long rope with a thick knot in it. In the other he holds aloft a copper gong with the images of Japanese deities. On the rear an image of three Japanese soldiers: a pikeman, a musketman and a cavalryman (with bow and sword).

Arnoldus Montanus' "Gedenkwaerdige Gesantschappen der Oost-Indische Maatschappy in 't Vereenigde Nederland aan de Kaisaren van Japan […]. Amsterdam: Jacob Meurs, 1669.

Artists and Engravers: Made by an anonymous engraver after 'Arnoldus Montanus'.

Where this sits in the catalogue

Other sheets of Asia


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