Nagasaki School


Edo period (1615-1868), early 19th centuryFramed and glazed painting, ink and colours on paper, depicting a scene in the Dutch Factory (Trading Post), with foreign ships at anchor in Nagasaki Bay, unsigned; with a cardboard box. Overall: 66.5cm x 81.5cm (26¼in x 32 1/8in); image: 41cm x 48cm (16 1/8in x 18 7/8in). (2).
|The style of this painting, including its bird's-eye view perspective, recalls the work of Kuwahara Keiga, a little-known artist who was permitted to live in the foreign enclave at Nagasaki where he associated with the Dutch residents, making a living depicting them and their activities.