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Nagasaki-e and Yokohama-e: Foreigners in Print
19 Jul 2024

Nagasaki-e and Yokohama-e: Foreigners in Print

The prints from Nagasaki are of great historical importance, for they are one of the few media which...

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The King's Camelopard
18 Jul 2024

The King's Camelopard

Images of these royal giraffes are rare and sought after because they give a glimpse of a long-lost ...

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Decorative Art in XVIII Century Perú: Prestige and Power
29 Feb 2024

Decorative Art in XVIII Century Perú: Prestige and Power

The cabinets presented by Zebregs&Röell at Tefaf 2024 brought me back to my country of origin, Perú,...

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Joseph Savart: Four Creole women - Quatre femmes Creoles
26 Feb 2024

Joseph Savart: Four Creole women - Quatre femmes Creoles

The recent appearance on the art market of four new pastels signed by the French painter Joseph Sava...

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Namban: Art for the Barbarians
23 Mar 2021

Namban: Art for the Barbarians

The Barbarians were Europeans coming to Japan in the 16th century aboard their ships along the south...

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Ebony: Wood as Black Gold
23 Mar 2021

Ebony: Wood as Black Gold

Ebony, the most cherished kind of wood, which can be worked in the finest carvings. Mysterious and e...

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For Kings and Peasants: The History of Betel-chewing
16 Mar 2021

For Kings and Peasants: The History of Betel-chewing

The most splendid of all boxes made in Asia are those that held the most common thing: betel-nuts, a...

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Auspicious Dutchies: the History of the Netherlands in Japan
16 Mar 2021

Auspicious Dutchies: the History of the Netherlands in Japan

The Japanese have since the arrival been interested in the Dutch, which nowadays still can be clearl...

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Scrolling Vines for the Dutch: from Vizagapatam to Masulipatnam
16 Mar 2021

Scrolling Vines for the Dutch: from Vizagapatam to Masulipatnam

This ‘Explained’ focusses on this distinct group of (writing) boxes, which Jaffer refers to as Vizag...

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Van Ingen & Van Ingen of Mysore: Devine Taxidermists to the Maharajas
16 Mar 2021

Van Ingen & Van Ingen of Mysore: Devine Taxidermists to the Maharajas

Van Ingen & Van Ingen, were taxidermists to the Maharajas of India, best known for their leopard and...

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