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Rites of the World
Two Original Japanese Engravings on One Sheet, Soldiers & a Priest, 1669
Anno Domini MDCLXIX1669
$370
€330 · £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.
- Faith
- Buddhism and East Asian faiths
- Collection
- Rites of the World
- Era
- Before 1700, Woodcuts and the great atlases
- Stock no.
- f_27060462
What the condition grades mean
- Excellent
- Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
- Very good
- Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
- Good
- Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
- Fair
- Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.
Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.
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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