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Japan Museum SieboldHuis will be ‘Mapping Japan’

Francisca Hagen by Francisca Hagen
22 August 2017
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From Saturday September 16 Japan Museum SieboldHuis will present highlights from the Leiden University Library Collection in the exhibition Mapping Japan. With its travel logs, illustrated atlases, colourful maps, travel routes, etches and a host of other historic documents, this exhibition will take you on a journey to the Japan of the 18th and 19th centuries.

The impressive scroll painting of the Japanese coast and the personal maps belonging to Philipp Franz von Siebold (on display for the first time) are unquestionably the highlights of this exhibition. Siebold’s handwritten notes on these maps are evidence of his eager and diligent study of Japan. He was keen to document his travels in Japan, to explore unknown regions on paper and learn more about Japan. Unfortunately, Siebold’s fascination for maps also got him into trouble. In 1829 he was found guilty of spying (for being in possession of maps) and banished from Japan. Siebold arrived in Japan at the beginning of the 19th century, at a time that Japan was closed from the western world. From 1633 – 1853 permission was required for all persons wishing to enter and leave the country, exceptions were however made for the Chinese and Dutch traders. Japanese maps were state secrets, they were of vital importance to Japan, her borders and position in the region. Yet it was in Japan’s interest that the country and her borders be further explored. The impact foreign influence had in this respect can be seen in a number of maps in the exhibition. The international exchange of knowledge and geographic information together with the methods and techniques of the time led to a significant development in cartography. Traces of these developments are to be found on the maps and in the travel logs in the exhibition.

The exhibition is divided into 5 main themes. Attention will be given to the clarification of areas of mutual interest, Siebold’s assistant Johann Joseph Hoffman (the world’s first professor of Japanology) and the Siebold Incident. Running parallel to this exhibition is Modern Japanese Lacquerware displaying the works of 11 renowned Japanese artists.

You can visit the exhibition till November 26 2017. The museum can be found at Rapenburg 19 in Leiden and is opened from Tuesday till Sunday from 10.00 till 17.00. Ticket prices can be found at the website of the museum.

Source: Japan Museum SieboldHuis

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Francisca Hagen

Never satisfied, always exploring. Started with AVO in 2003. Now active as a writer, reporter, reviewer, promoter, photographer, interviewer and presenter. Can be found regularly at conventions and concerts in the Netherlands and sometimes elsewhere in Europe or even in Japan. Big passion for Japan and music, can be made happy with coffee. (click on Soundcloud logo)

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