A Japanese scroll painting depicting the VOC trade-post Deshima island in the bay of Nagasaki by Kõdõ
Edo period, 18th century
Signed Kõdõ upper left
Ink and colour on silk,
H. 151 x W. 62.5 cm (scroll)
H. 51.5 x W. 51.2 cm (painting)
According to the text on the scroll the Shogunate government, called Bafuku, issued a new regulation for Nagasaki called Shoutoku Shinei, in the year Shoutoku 5 nen (circa 1715), to restrict the number of annual ships and the amount of trading in order to limit export of gold, silver and copper from Japan. The painting depicts the situation of Deshima around the middle of the 18th century. Unfortunately, like many artists in Japan, it remains a mystery who the painter of this work named Kõdõ was.
Interesting about this work is that it is mounted within a mount of Indonesian 'batik' dyed textile. Probably this was obtained within the private smuggling trade from a Dutch sailor by the artist or art-dealer, who was able to make the depiction of the 'Dutch' island even more exotic and foreign.
Signed Kõdõ upper left
Ink and colour on silk,
H. 151 x W. 62.5 cm (scroll)
H. 51.5 x W. 51.2 cm (painting)
According to the text on the scroll the Shogunate government, called Bafuku, issued a new regulation for Nagasaki called Shoutoku Shinei, in the year Shoutoku 5 nen (circa 1715), to restrict the number of annual ships and the amount of trading in order to limit export of gold, silver and copper from Japan. The painting depicts the situation of Deshima around the middle of the 18th century. Unfortunately, like many artists in Japan, it remains a mystery who the painter of this work named Kõdõ was.
Interesting about this work is that it is mounted within a mount of Indonesian 'batik' dyed textile. Probably this was obtained within the private smuggling trade from a Dutch sailor by the artist or art-dealer, who was able to make the depiction of the 'Dutch' island even more exotic and foreign.
Part of the Japan collection.
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