Title:
Japan: Detail of a byobu screen painting of namban (or nanban) 'Southern Barbarians' in a Portuguese carrack by Kano Naizen (1570-1616)
Caption:
Kano Naizen (1570 - 1616) was a Japanese painter of the Kano school, particularly known for his screen paintings (byobu) of Namban (Southern Barbarians, i.e. Europeans).
. The Nanban trade in Japanese history extends from the arrival of the first Europeans - Portuguese explorers, missionaries and merchants - to Japan in 1543, to their near-total exclusion from the archipelago in 1614, under the promulgation of the 'Sakoku' Seclusion Edicts. Pictures From History.
Credit:
Album / akg-images / Pictures From History
Image size:
4325 x 3992 px | 49.4 MB
Print size:
36.6 x 33.8 cm | 14.4 x 13.3 in (300 dpi)
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