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Antique Print of Javanese Woman Selling Ketupat by Van Pers 'circa 1850'

€ 800

One of a kind: this is the sheet in the photographs. Ships from Langweer, the Netherlands.

Date
1850
Sheet size
51.5 × 34.5 cm (20.3 × 13.6 in)
Condition
Good
Reference
BG-12531-5

Condition

General age-related toning. Some wear and creasing, blank verso. Please study images carefully.

About this sheet

Antique print titled 'Ketopat Verkoopster - Marchande de Ketoepat'. Colored lithograph of a Javanese woman selling ketupat. Ketupat is a rice-based food that is wrapped in the webbing of young coconut leaves or “janur” in Javanese language. This print originates from 'Nederlandsch Oost-Indische typen' after work by Auguste van Pers (1815-1871) a Dutch artist who spent most of his life in the East Indies. Lithographed by Mieling.

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Antique Print of Javanese Woman Selling Ketupat by Van Pers 'circa 1850'
Antique Print of Javanese Woman Selling Ketupat by Van Pers 'circa 1850'
1850 · Ref. BG-12531-5 · € 800
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