Anonymous / Namban [Southern Barbarians] / Momoyama period, late 16th century

Anonymous
Namban [Southern Barbarians]
Momoyama period, late 16th century
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Creator Name: Unknown
Creator Nationality: Asian; Far East Asian; Japanese
Creator Role: Artist
Creator Dates/Places: Japanese Asia, East Asia, Japan
Creator Active Place: Asia, East Asia, Japan
Creator Name-CRT: Anonymous
Title: Namban [Southern Barbarians]
Title Type: preferred
View: Full View
Creation Start Date: 1550
Creation End Date: 1600
Creation Date: Momoyama period, late 16th century
Creation Place: Asia, East Asia, Japan
Object Type: Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Classification Term: Screen
Materials and Techniques: Pair of screen swith 1965.400: subject matter of foreigners (Namban)
Dimensions: 152.4 x 363.8 cm. (each screen)
AMICA Contributor: The Art Institute of Chicago
Owner Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
ID Number: 1965.401
Credit Line: Robert Allerton Endowment Fund
Rights: http://www.artic.edu/aic/rights/main.rights.html
Subject Description: Gallery Label:European merchants, known as Namban ('Southern barbarians'), became a popular subject of decoratiove screen painting soon after their arrival in Japan during the sixteenth century. These screens sepict the arrival of the Portuguese. They are shown with elongated bodies, red hair, and long nosees, and they are dressed in elaborate costumes of short capes, colonial style 'bombacha' pantaloons, pointed shoes, and tall hats with broad rims. The left screen presents the tall-masted, foreign ship crowded with merchants and sailors. Two small boats disembark to unload exotic products and to bring the first officer to shore. Japanese residents set up lunch by the shore to observe the curious event. Decorative patterns of golden clouds and pine trees unify the two screens. The right screen features the captain with his servants holding a parasol, the ship's banner, the captain's, and a jug of wine. Missionaries from different monastic orders anxiously await the arival of the officer.
Related Work Description: Pair of screens with 1965.400
Link to Work: AIC_.1965.400
AMICA ID: AIC_.1965.401
AMICA Library Year: 1999
Media Metadata Rights: Copyright The Art Institute of Chicago, 1999

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