Detail View: The AMICA Library: Namban [Southern Barbarians]
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AMICA ID:
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AIC_.1965.401
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AMICA Library Year:
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1999
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Creator Name:
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Unknown
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Creator Nationality:
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Asian; Far East Asian; Japanese
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Creator Dates/Places:
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Japanese Asia, East Asia, Japan
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Anonymous
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Title:
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Namban [Southern Barbarians]
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Title Type:
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preferred
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View:
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full view
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Creation Date:
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Momoyama period, late 16th century
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Creation Start Date:
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1550
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Creation End Date:
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1600
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Materials and Techniques:
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Pair of screen swith 1965.400: subject matter of foreigners (Namban)
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Classification Term:
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Screen
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Subject Description:
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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.
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Creation Place:
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Asia, East Asia, Japan
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Dimensions:
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152.4 x 363.8 cm. (each screen)
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Art Institute of Chicago
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Owner Location:
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Chicago, Illinois, USA
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ID Number:
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1965.401
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Credit Line:
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Robert Allerton Endowment Fund
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Rights:
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Related Work Description:
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Pair of screens with 1965.400
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Link to Work:
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AIC_.1965.400
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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AIC_.E19256.TIF
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