Folding Screen with the Arrival of a Portuguese Ship

anonymous, c. 1600 - c. 1625

The arrival of Portuguese ships in Nagasaki Harbour was quite an attraction in the early 17th century. This is what is taking place here, with the merchandise being unloaded at the left and the captain under a parasol at the right. Such screens were probably made for the Japanese merchant class, which made a fortune from the lucrative overseas trade with Portugal. They depict the foreign contacts in a nutshell for the Japanese spectator.

  • Artwork typescreen
  • Object numberAK-RAK-1968-1-A
  • Dimensionsheight 169 cm x width 363 cm
  • Physical characteristicsink, colour and gold on paper

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Folding Screen with the Arrival of a Portuguese Ship

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-RAK-1968-1-A

  • Description

    Een van twee namban-schermen, een linker- en een rechterhelft, elk bestaand uit zes panelen. Voorstellingen van het lossen van het Portugese schip en de processie van de Portugezen.

Creation

  • Creation

    anonymous, Japan

  • Dating

    c. 1600 - c. 1625

  • Search further with

  • School / Style

Material and technique

  • Physical description

    ink, colour and gold on paper

  • Dimensions

    height 169 cm x width 363 cm

This work is about

  • Subject

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Purchased with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt

  • Acquisition

    purchase 1968

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Documentation

    • M. Kraus, in: Museums Journal 21, nr. 4 (Oktober-Dezember 2007), p. 80 + afb.
    • Gina M.R.E. Kamm, 'New prespectives about Coromandel lacquer screens depicting Dutch VOC delegations while hunting and in tribute procession', Aziatische Kunst 50/1 (2020), pp. 55-60.
    • R. Okamoto, Namban-bijutsu, Tokyo, 1965, pl. 15.
    • Moneshige Narazaki, 'Namban-byôbu', Ukiyo-e Art 5 (1964), p. 18-19, 23-24.

Persistent URL

Questions?

Do you spot a mistake? Or do you have information about the object? Let us know!
  • Folding Screen with the Arrival of a Portuguese Ship
  • Folding Screen with the Arrival of a Portuguese Ship
  • Folding Screen with the Arrival of a Portuguese Ship
  • Folding Screen with the Arrival of a Portuguese Ship