Email this article The Vietnamese weapons of the 17th century from the collection of the National Museum of Netherlands
- Authors: Vetyukov V.A.1
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Affiliations:
- Institute of Oriental Manuscripts, Russian Academy of Sciences
- Issue: Vol 6, No 1 (2022)
- Pages: 52-62
- Section: Scientific researches
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/2618-9453/article/view/100179
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.54631/VS.2022.61-100179
- ID: 100179
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Abstract
This article is a first part of an investigation of rare and little-known items from the Oriental weapons collection of Admiral Cornelis Tromp (1629–1691), which are now on display in Rijksmuseum (Amsterdam). The Dutch investigators claim, that the wooden weapon-rack with the specimens of cold-weapons and firearms, as well as the additional accessories on it, originates from Tonquin (North Vietnam).
The author undertakes research of the collection’s history and the problems of its attribution. The work indicates the probable path, by which the weapons could be brought to Amsterdam from Vietnam in the 17th century. The questions of the Dutch East India Company activities in Southeast Asia are touched in that aspect.
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Vladimir A. Vetyukov
Institute of Oriental Manuscripts, Russian Academy of Sciences
Author for correspondence.
Email: vladimirvetioukov@yahoo.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-4604-7712
Ph.D. (History), Researcher
Russian Federation, 18, Dvortsovaya emb., St. Petersburg, 191186References
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Fig. 1. Weapon-rack NG-NM-6087-A. Photo: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Fig. 2. Portrait of Cornelis Tromp, 1629-1691, painted by Sir Peter Lely (National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, UK). Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q50855064
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Fig. 3. Left: weapon-rack NG-NM-6087-A, a fragment. Ledges decorated with the heads of lion-dog nghê. Photo: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Middle: nghê statue from Lau Thuong communal house, Phu Tho province. Right: a fragment of the statue (The Vietnam National Fine Arts Museum, Hanoi). Photo by the author, January 2022
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Fig. 4. The doors of Keo Pagoda, Thai Binh province (Vietnam Fine Arts Museum, Hanoi). Photo by the author, January 2022
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Fig. 5. The statue of Empress Trinh Thi Ngoc Truc from the Mat pagoda, Thanh Hoa province (Vietnam Fine Arts Museum, Hanoi). Photo by the author, January 2022
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Fig. 6. Weapon-rack (Japan, Himeji castle). Source: http://www.digital-images.net/Images/Japan/Himeji/HimejiCastle_WeaponRacks_0455.jpg
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