Portrait of Jan Cock Blomhoff, director of the Dutch trading post in Dejima, and his wife Titia, his son, wet nurse, and Indonesian maid. By Kawahara Keiga. Japan, around 1820 [3000×2413]
Portrait of Jan Cock Blomhoff, director of the Dutch trading post in Dejima, and his wife Titia, his son, wet nurse, and Indonesian maid. By Kawahara Keiga. Japan, around 1820 [3000×2413]
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Incredible how a single painting can capture an entire world of culture, family and history all at once.
I like how he’s got this little smile but everyone else looks sour as hell.