Japanese Ivory Netsuke of a Dutchman Wearing a Broad Rimmed Hat
A Japanese Ivory Netsuke of a Dutchman Wearing a Broad Rimmed Hat Holding a ‘Gunbai’ War Fan his Coat Worn Over Baggy Trousers his Long Hair Curling at his Neck
Smooth silky creamy patina
Unsigned
18th Century
Size: 4cm high - 1½ ins high
Belgium CITES: 2025/BE01023/CE
Smooth silky creamy patina
Unsigned
18th Century
Size: 4cm high - 1½ ins high
Belgium CITES: 2025/BE01023/CE
A Japanese Ivory Netsuke of a Dutchman Wearing a Broad Rimmed Hat Holding a ‘Gunbai’ War Fan his Coat Worn Over Baggy Trousers his Long Hair Curling at his Neck
Smooth silky creamy patina
Unsigned
18th Century
Size: 4cm high - 1½ ins high
Belgium CITES: 2025/BE01023/CE
Smooth silky creamy patina
Unsigned
18th Century
Size: 4cm high - 1½ ins high
Belgium CITES: 2025/BE01023/CE
The Dutch and Portuguese were called by the Japanese ‘Nambanjin’ a term meaning ‘Southern Barbarian’, and during the 17th and 18th centuries the merchants were only permitted to trade at Nagasaki with contact with the rest of Japan forbidden. Consequently many netsuke carvers had never set eyes on a live ‘nambanjin’, and so likenesses were taken from the Nagasaki wood block prints and paintings depicting the Dutch and other foreigners.
Ex Private European collection
Belgium CITES: 2025/BE01023/CE
Belgium CITES: 2025/BE01023/CE
Japanese Ivory Netsuke of a Dutchman Wearing a Broad Rimmed Hat
