Folding Screen with the Arrival of a Portuguese Ship

Japan, c. 1600-1625, ink, colour, and gold on paper

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

Folding Screen with the Arrival of a Portuguese Ship

Identification

Title
Folding Screen with the Arrival of a Portuguese Ship
Object type
Object number
AK-RAK-1968-1-A
Catalogue reference
R. Okamoto, Namban-bijutsu, Tokyo, 1965, pl. 15.

Creation

Creation
anoniem, Japan
Dating
c. 1600 - c. 1625
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Material and technique

Material
Technique
Dimensions
height 169 cm x width 363 cm

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Acquisition and rights

Credit line
Purchased with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt
Acquisition
purchase 1968
Copyright
Public domain

Documentation

- R. Okamoto, Namban-bijutsu, Tokyo, 1965, pl. 15.
- 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.
- Moneshige Narazaki, 'Namban-byôbu', Ukiyo-e Art 5 (1964), p. 18-19, 23-24.
- M. Kraus, in: Museums Journal 21, nr. 4 (Oktober-Dezember 2007), p. 80 + afb.

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