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Two Original Japanese Engravings on One Sheet, Soldiers & a Priest, 1669
€330
$370 · £280
Original print, not a reproduction.
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- Date
- 1669
- Sheet size
- 12.7 × 8 in (32.2 × 20.2 cm)
- Condition
- Good. Given age. Left edge uneven from binding. Small stains and creasing in the left margin. Faintly browned top margin. As this is a page from a book, there is text below the images on the front and rear of the sheet.
- Collection
- Uniforms & regiments
- Era
- Before 1700, Pike and siege
- Stock no.
- f_27060462
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'.
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