Rijksmuseum

Straat in Batavia met markt en een theatervoorstelling

Date

c. 1660

Medium

paper, ink, chalk

Institution

Rijksmuseum

In Batavia, a visit to the market was often accompanied by a performance. A wayang show is in progress in a richly decorated theatre. Wayang literally means shadow or phantom. It comprises all kinds of Javanese theatre forms such as puppetry and shadow play, but also dance, drama and elocution. Schouten noted below his drawing that he had seen it during the day, whereas it was usually held in the evening until early morning.

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