Nanban art

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Nanban byōbu of c.1570-1616 attributed to Kanō Naizen, Kobe City Museum[1]
Western Kings on Horseback byōbu of c.1611-1614, Kobe City Museum. It is a work that fuses Western themes and techniques with Japanese techniques.[2]
Society of Jesus. Azuchi–Momoyama period, 16th century, Kyushu National Museum

Nanban art (南蛮美術) refers to

Nanban trade period, the word took on a new meaning when it came to designate the Portuguese, who first arrived in 1543, and later other Europeans. The term also refers to paintings which Europeans brought to Japan.[3][4]

History

Nanban art developed after the first Portuguese ships arrived in

persecution and prohibition of Christianity from the end of the sixteenth century and the Tokugawa policy of sakoku
, which largely closed Japan to foreign contact from the 1630s, Nanban art declined. [3][6]

  • Painting from Momoyama period (1573-1615) by Hasegawa Nobukata of a European woman playing a viola de mano.
    Painting from Momoyama period (1573-1615) by Hasegawa Nobukata of a European woman playing a viola de mano.
  • Hasegawa Nobukata painting of a religious man with children. Edo period, early 17th century.
    Hasegawa Nobukata painting of a religious man with children. Edo period, early 17th century.
  • Screen painting of foreign ship and Europeans in Japan.
    Screen painting of foreign ship and Europeans in Japan.
  • Hasegawa Nobukata painting of two "Western warriors." Edo period, early 17th century.
    Hasegawa Nobukata painting of two "Western warriors." Edo period, early 17th century.
  • Namban art, screen painting, circa 1600.
    Namban art, screen painting, circa 1600.

Reverse influence

While

Colonial Mexico
.
makie
. This was derived from the trade in Japanese crafts through the
Manila Galleons, which traveled between Manila (Philippines) to Acapulco (Mexico) from 1565 to 1815.[7]

Museums with collections of Nanban art

See also

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nanban art.
  1. ^ a b 南蛮屏風 Kobe City Museum
  2. ^ 泰西王侯騎馬図 Kobe City Museum
  3. ^
    ISBN 0-8348-1008-5
    .
  4. ^ "Nanban-e". Japanese Architecture and Art Net Users System. Retrieved 28 March 2011.
  5. ISSN 2254-8718
    .
  6. ^ "Nanban-byoubu". Japanese Architecture and Art Net Users System. Retrieved 28 March 2011.
  7. ISBN 978-84-7506-693-6
    .
  8. ^ "Kobe City Museum e-guide" (PDF). Kobe City. Retrieved 28 March 2011.
  9. Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga. Archived from the original
    on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2011.

bibliography

(en) Alexandra Curvelo, Nanban Folding Screen Masterpieces, Chandeigne, 2015 (978-2-36732-121-9)

(pt) Alexandra Curvelo, Obras-primas dos biombos Nanban, Japão-Portugal século XVII, Chandeigne, 2015 (

ISBN 978-2-36732-120-2
)

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