{"id":2391,"date":"2021-03-30T14:39:03","date_gmt":"2021-03-30T14:39:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/leeuwardencityofliterature-staging.netlify.app?p=2391"},"modified":"2021-04-01T14:21:54","modified_gmt":"2021-04-01T14:21:54","slug":"2391","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leeuwardencityofliterature.nl\/en\/2391\/","title":{"rendered":"200th anniversary of Titia Bergsma&#8217;s death commemorated with art"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Friday April 2, 2021 it is 200 years ago that Titia Bergsma passed away. She was the first Western woman to enter hermetically sealed Japan for centuries and to cause a great stir there because of her outward appearance and behavior. Numerous Japanese artifacts and millions of souvenirs are dedicated to her. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite this, many in the Netherlands do not know this woman born in Leeuwarden in 1786. Together with her husband Jan Cock Blomhoff, who was to lead the Dutch &#8216;faktorij&#8217; on Decima, she set foot on this peninsula against the express wishes of the shogun. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Numerous artists came to see this strange appearance. Her portrait has since come to play a major role in Japanese art and in millions of souvenirs. All the more reason to reflect on Titia Bergsma in this Olympic year in Japan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Frisian initiative group wanted to celebrate Titia&#8217;s 200th anniversary on a large scale in her hometown, but had to abandon it due to corona. Nevertheless, Titia Bergsma will be commemorated in a multidisciplinary way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Karin van der Wolf brings the book Titia Bergsma. Frisian charm enchants the Japanese. She describes how Titia managed to become a Japanese style icon.<br><\/li><li>The northern poets collective Maandagdichters is publishing a collection of poetry Parelsnoer voor frou Bergsma with 32 haikus, in which beautiful photographs by Eelze Jan Ploegh about the Frisian landscape and that of Japan serve as a source of inspiration.<br><\/li><li>The article Titia Bergsma: world famous in Japan by Peter de Haan will be published in the historical magazine <em>Frysl\u00e2n<\/em> on 27 March. The article provides background information on the importance of Titia Bergsma.<br><\/li><li>Former diplomat and Titia connoisseur Ren\u00e9 Bersma, who lives in Brussels, made a film (11 minutes) together with his daughter Nathalie that gives an overview of the large collection of Titia objects that Bersma has at his disposal. The film is called <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1qZSaL-0LwM&amp;feature=youtu.be\"><strong>Titia Bergsma 1786-1821: onbekend maar niet<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>vergeten<\/strong><\/a>.<\/em><br><\/li><li>A video clip is available about the haiku bundle <em>Parelsnoer for frou Bergsma<\/em>. The film contains the recitation of haikus referred to under 2 and is provided with special musical accompaniment (see the next point).<br><\/li><li>The Titia composition on piano (background music for the clip at point 5) was specially composed for the occasion by the Japanese pianist \/ composer Kanako Inoue from Cornwerd. Kanako has attended various masterclasses in Europe and is a much sought-after pianist (including at the Dutch National Ballet, see www.kanakoinoue.com). Because of her Japanese background, she became extra intrigued by the person of Titia Bergsma.<br><\/li><li>The Historisch Centrum Leeuwarden places the aforementioned films on its website, while the Princessehof ceramics museum is releasing its own video clip with Titia animations.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Friday April 2, 2021 it is 200 years ago that Titia Bergsma passed away. She was the first Western woman to enter hermetically sealed Japan for centuries and to cause a great stir there because of her outward appearance and behavior. Numerous Japanese artifacts and millions of souvenirs are dedicated to her. 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