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Antique Engraving with a Description of the Monkey Temple in Japan, 1669

€ 240

Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)

Date
1669
Sheet size
32.2 × 20.2 cm (12.7 × 8.0 in)
Condition
Good
Reference
PCT-57125
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.

Condition

Ondition: Very good, given age. Right margin uneven, from binding. Top and left margin edges faintly browned. As this is a page from a book, there is text beneath the image and on the rear of the sheet. General age-related toning and/or occasional mi.

About this sheet

Antique print, titled: 'Beschryving van de Japansche Apen-tempel.' - ('Description of the Japanese Monkey Temple').

Interior of a temple filled with (live) monkeys. These were thought to be the intermediaries between the Gods and Humans. Therefore supplicants left offerings to the monkeys. 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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