A Japanese, Nagasaki-e, woodblock print of the Dutch settlement at Deshima (Deshima Oranda Yashiki Kei)
H. 43.5 x W. 60.8 cm
Exhibited:
Sieboldhuis, Japanmuseum in Leiden, Netsuke, Dutchmen in miniature from the Coen Hille collection, 1 March - 2 June 2013
The Toshimaya family came from Edo and established a trading firm in Nagasaki. In the generation of Bunjiuemon, the firm began to publish Nagasaki prints and in 1780 it printed this map of Deshima. Bunjiuemon’s son Denkichi flourished in the publishing business and changed the name of the firm from Toshimaya to Tomishimaya before his death in 1797. This is a rare Tomishimaya print of Deshima.
Part of the Japan collection.
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