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Lacquer panel depicting Deshima Island
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Deshima, the Dutch East India Company (VOC) trading post in Japan, appears here on a lacquer panel. The scene is meticulously inlaid with thin strips of motherof-pearl. It shows the details of the buildings, even the VOC monogram on the flag. In the 19th century, lacquer with mother-of-pearl inlay was a popular Japanese product.
Title: Lacquer panel depicting Deshima Island
Description:
Deshima, the Dutch East India Company (VOC) trading post in Japan, appears here on a lacquer panel.
The scene is meticulously inlaid with thin strips of motherof-pearl.
It shows the details of the buildings, even the VOC monogram on the flag.
In the 19th century, lacquer with mother-of-pearl inlay was a popular Japanese product.
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