
anonymous
Darf man es sehen?
Amsterdam, Niederlande
Der Eigentümer ist bekannt. Ob es heute ausgestellt ist, sagt das Museum nicht, und Raten haben wir nicht gelernt.
In 1641 the Dutch merchants in Japan were housed on a small fan-shaped island in Nagasaki Bay called Dejima. This handscroll affords a glimpse of the foreigners’ daily life at the post. They engage in a game of badminton, and the Japanese painter emphasized exotic aspects,
including imported animals and the European custom of tipping one’s hat as a gesture of greeting.
Rijksmuseum Amsterdam