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Folding Screen of Arrival of the Nambanjin (Western People)

- Edo period, 17th century
- color on paper with gold foil
- pair of six folding screens
Paintings – Japanese / Asian Paintings
Important Cultural Property
On the left screen is the people watching the unloading of a European ship, and on the right screen is a general and his party headed for a Christian church. In this screen, where the subject unfolds from the left screen to the right screen, the interest of the Japanese towards the foreign cultures seen within the depiction of splendid European people, treasures, and animals from the west, is uniquely and lively depicted. (「New Edition Grace, Beauty and Inqenuity-Masterpices of the Museum of Imperial Collections, Sannomaru Shozokan Vol.1」2003)
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Title/Name | Folding Screen of Arrival of the Nambanjin (Western People) |
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Period/Era | Azuchi-Momoyama period Edo period |
Century | 17c. |
Quantity | pair of six folding screens |
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Material/ Technique |
color and gold-leaf on paper |
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Excavation Site |
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Related Place |
Nagasaki Shizuoka |
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Collection No. |
SZK002339 |
Category | Paintings – Japanese / Asian Paintings |
Cultural Property Designation |
Important Cultural Property |
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Last Updated |
2024/12/19 |
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Folding Screen of Arrival of the Nambanjin (Western People)
Folding Screen of Arrival of the Nambanjin (Western People)
On the left screen is the people watching the unloading of a European ship, and on the right screen is a general and his party headed for a Christian church. In this screen, where the subject unfolds from the left screen to the right screen, the interest of the Japanese towards the foreign cultures seen within the depiction of splendid European people, treasures, and animals from the west, is uniquely and lively depicted. (「New Edition Grace, Beauty and Inqenuity-Masterpices of the Museum of Imperial Collections, Sannomaru Shozokan Vol.1」2003)