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Attributed to Kanō Dōmi · Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga · c. 1593–1602

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Namban folding screens attributed to Kanō Dōmi, right-hand screen: carrack and Portuguese traders at Nagasaki
The Black Ship (kurofune) The Black Ship (kurofune) A Portuguese carrack (Port. nau) dropping anchor at Nagasaki or another port in southern Japan, the defining compositional element across the corpus of "Arrivals" screens. Their hulls were painted black with pitch for waterproofing, hence the name "black ship" (Jap. kurofune). Detail of The Black Ship (kurofune) on Arrival of a Portuguese ship, one of a pair (Nanban screens) Arrival of a Portuguese ship, one of a pair (Nanban screens) Detail of The Black Ship (kurofune) on Arrival of the "Southern Barbarians" Arrival of the "Southern Barbarians" Detail of The Black Ship (kurofune) on Folding Screen with the Arrival of a Portuguese Ship Folding Screen with the Arrival of a Portuguese Ship Detail of The Black Ship (kurofune) on Namban Screens Namban Screens Detail of The Black Ship (kurofune) on Namban Screens Namban Screens Detail of The Black Ship (kurofune) on Namban folding screens Namban folding screens See all 7 examples → Compare side by side →
Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisbon; Google Arts (public-domain artwork)

Object

Artist
Attributed to Kanō Dōmi
Date
c. 1593–1602
Period
Azuchi–Momoyama / Edo
Collection
Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga
Location
Lisbon, Portugal
Materials
Gold leaf and polychrome tempera on paper
Format
Pair of six-panel folding screens (byōbu)
Provenance
MNAA inv. 1638–1639 mov; Sakamoto cat. 35

Kanō Dōmi に属し、ナガサキのカラックとポルトガル商人(右画面)。