God's sign

About Us

The name for the gallery “Tjitra”comes from my first girlfriend from many years ago with Moluccan roots. We met again in the year 2000 after we both got divorced and it was love on second sight ;-) Although nothing has been written about it, as far as we could find it, we were told that the name means “God’s sign”. All our objects are in someway related to a god, gods, ancestry or superstitions. Linking that with the fact that we live in a small village called “Engelen” (township of ‘s-Hertogenbosch in the Netherlands) which translates to “Angels”, naming the gallery “Tjitra” feels more than appropriate.

Who we are

Tjitra Palijama

I was born in 1967 in the Netherlands and work in my Superdry clothing shop since 2011. It’s really nice to help people and give advice on what to wear and how to combine clothing items. Besides my shop, I have a passion for singing and do this regularly in a band for parties etc. Doing this gives me great joy. I like to work together with Jacques and put up our collection online for sale to a broader international audience.

Who we are

Jacques Cremer

I was born in 1965 in the Netherlands and have always worked with a lot of different cultures in my professional life as a financial controller.

Because of this, I have developed a great interest in the arts and crafts from all kind of cultures. Both professionally and leisurely I have travelled to a lot of different countries and have learned a lot about their people and cultures. My father was a collector of all kind of antiques and because I inherited his collectors genes, I started to collect nice objects. At some point in time it started to grow out of handed and I needed to do something with it, so I started a gallery together with Tjitra to keep working on my passion. I work with numbers for work on a daily basis, so it gives me great joy to be able to work on my passion at home, which is also our gallery.

It feels like living in our own museum.

with care selected authentic objects from Asia

Our gallery

In our gallery you will find all with care selected authentic objects from mainly Asia and the South-East Asia like China, Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and Indonesia. We have objects dating back to 6.000 years ago.

Our main love is for wooden objects, especially the ones which are eroded through the years to get its own character and of which you will not find another one which makes them very unique. Most objects are highly decorative and antique, they can be very primitive but also figurative in all shapes and forms.

Next to the wooden objects we have a lot of objects of terracotta, bronze, jade, shell and fossils.

The objects have been collected with great passion and love for art in the past 30 years and we offer you a collection with an emotional charge. We are always looking for objects of superior artistic quality, value and social significance for a particular culture. By studying this art you will get a great appreciation for the makers and the culture which makes it a great experience.

We believe art should be valued in terms of how it appeals to you (the appearance) what you can learn from it and what you can discover about yourself.

We are also happy to help with any questions regarding arts from Asia or look for objects for you. In addition to our own know-how, we have good national and international contacts plus we can consult our large collection of books about Asian art and cultures.

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