Folding Screen with the Arrival of a Portuguese Ship

anoniem, 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-B
Dimensionsheight 169.0 cm x width 363.0 cm
Physical characteristicsinkt, kleur en goud op papier

Folding Screen with the Arrival of a Portuguese Ship

Identification

Title(s)
Namban-scherm
Object type
Object number
AK-RAK-1968-1-B
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.
Catalogue reference
- Moneshige Narazaki, 'Namban-byôbu', Ukiyo-e Art 5 (1964), p. 18-19, 23-24.
- 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.

Creation

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

Physical description
inkt, kleur en goud op papier
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height 169.0 cm x width 363.0 cm

Acquisition and rights

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

Documentation

- Moneshige Narazaki, 'Namban-byôbu', Ukiyo-e Art 5 (1964), p. 18-19, 23-24.
- 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.

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