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Namban Art of Japan: An Overview

Philip Roe
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
2004
BA

Subject: Painting
Country: Japan and Portugal
Period: 16th and 17th Century

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This dissertation is an overview of the late 16th century Japanese art, some of which was influenced by the arrival of Iberian merchants and missionaries. The author focuses on the social and historical climate to contextualise the genesis and development of namban painting. The dissertation includes a detailed chronology to familiarise the reader with the art and society of the time in Japan. The Momoyama era is broadly summarised with reference to the leading figures and schoold during this period. The second chapter concentrates on namban byobu (painted "southern barbarian" folding screens) , analysing their stylistic and conceptual evolution. The final chapter looks at Japanese Christian art, executed by natives in a primitive Western style, a result of the contact established with Europeans in the 16th century, that implemented Western media and techniques.

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Namban Art of Japan: An Overview