Namban Art

Namban Art is the designation given to an assemblage of works of art, mainly paintings, ceramic, furniture, lacquer, ornaments and cult objects produced after the arrival of the Portuguese to Japan and dating from the last half of the XVI century to the first half of the XVII century. These paintings first appeared linked to the sacred art and evangelization. Other relevant decorative works of arts are the lacquer pieces (urushi), porcelains and jewellery. Many other paintings were also produced in screens, depicting the arrival of Portuguese, vessels (Kurofune), costumes, garments and the native peoples receiving the foreign cortege. Presently, there are probably more than fifty paintings of this kind in Japan. Most paintings were made by artists of the Kano school.

Museums with Namban Art in Japan e em Portugal:

Japan

Idemitsu Museum, Tokyo
3-1-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku,
Tokyo 100
Tel: 03-3213-9402
Fax: 03-3213-8473

Suntory Museum of Art
Tokyo Midtown Gardenside
9-7-4 Akasaka, Minato-ku,
107-8643

Tel: 03-3479-8600

Tabacco & Salt Museum
1-16-8 Jinnan, Shibuya-ku,
Tokyo 150
Tel: 03-3476-2041,2042
Fax: 03-3476-5692

Tokyo National Museum
13-9 Ueno-koen, Taito-ku,
Tokyo 110
Tel: 03-3822-1111
Fax: 03-3822-9130

Yasukuni Shrine, Yushukan
3-1-1 Kudan-kita, Chiyoda-ku,
Tokyo 102
Tel: 03-3261-8326

Museum of Imperial House Hold
Chiyoda, Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo 100-0001
Tel. 03-3213-1111
Fax:03-3213-1177

Kanagawa Prefectural Museum
5-60 Minami-nakadori,
Naka-ku, Yokohama-shi,
Kanagawa 231
Tel: 045-201-0926
Fax: 045-201-7364

Suifumeitokukai, Tokugawa Museum
1-1215-1 Mikawa, Mito-shi,
Ibaraki-ken 310
Tel: 029-241-2721
Fax: 029-243-0761

Sendai City Museum
Sannomaru-ato, Kawauchi, Aoba-ku,
Sendai-shi, Miyagi-ken 980
Tel: 022-225-2557
Fax: 022-262-7947

MOA Museum of Art
26-2 Momoyama-cho,
Atami-shi, Shizuoka-ken 413
Tel: 0557-84-2511
Fax: 0557-84-2570

The Tokugawa Art Museum
1017 Tokugawa-cho, Higashi-ku,
Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken 461
Tel: 052-935-6262
Fax: 052-935-6261

Namban Bunka-kan
6-2-18 Nakatsu, Kita-ku,
Osaka-shi, Osaka 531
Tel: 06-6451-0088
Fax: 06-6451-0232

Osaka Castle Museum
1-1 Osaka-jo, Chuo-ku,
Osaka 540
Tel: 06-6941-3044
Fax: 06-6941-2197

Sakai City Museum
2-cho, Mozu Sekiun-cho,
Sakai-shi, Osaka 590
Tel: 0727-45-6201
Fax: 0727-45-6263

The National Museum of Art, Osaka
10-4 Senri Banpaku-koen,
Suita-shi, Osaka 565
Tel: 06-6876-2481
Fax: 06-6878-3619

Kobe City Museum
24 Kyo-machi, Chuo-ku,
Kobe 650
Tel: 078-391-0035
Fax: 078-392-7054

Museum Annex to The Tenri University
1 Furu-machi, Tenri-shi,
Nara-ken 632
Tel: 0743-63-1515(Ext.6702)
Fax: 0743-63-7721

The Museum Yamato Bunka-kan
1-11-6 Gakuen-minami,
Nara-shi, Nara 631
Tel: 0742-45-0544
Fax: 0742-49-2929

Toshodai-ji Temple
13-46 Gojou-cho,
Nara-shi,
Nara 630-8032
Tel: 0742-33-7900
Fax: 0742-33-5266

Kyoto National Museum
527 Chaya-machi,
Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto-shi,
Kyoto 605
Tel: 075-541-1151
Fax: 075-531-0263

Museum of the Literature Dept., Kyoto University
Yoshida-honcho, Sakyo-ku,
Kyoto-shi, Kyoto 606
Tel: 075-753-2721
Fax: 075-753-3276

Myohoin Temple
675 Sanju Sangendo Magari-machi,
Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto-shi,
Kyoto 605-0941
Tel: 075-561-0467
Fax: 075-561-6698

Fukuoka City Museum
3-1-1 Momochihama,
Sawara-ku, Fukuoka-shi,
Fukuoka 814
Tel: 092-845-5011
Fax: 092-845-5019

Amakusa Kirishitan-kan
19-52 Funenoo-cho,
Hondo-shi,
Kumamoto-ken 863
Tel,Fax: 0969-22-3845

Amakusa Rosario-kan
Oe, Amakusa-cho,
Amakusa-gun,
Kumamoto-ken 863-13
Tel: 0969-42-5259

Amakusa Shiro Memorial Hall
977-1 Oazanaka,
Oyano-machi, Amakusa-gun,
Kumamoto-ken 869-36
Tel,Fax: 0964-56-5311

Matsuura Historical Museum
12 Kagamigawa-cho,
Hirado-shi,
Nagasaki 859-51
Tel: 0950-22-2236
Fax: 0950-22-2281

Hirado Kanko Shiryokan
2496 Okubo-cho, Hirado-shi,
Nagasaki 859-5102
Tel:0950-22-2813
Fax:0950-22-2813

Nagasaki Prefectural Art Museum
1-5 Tateyama, Nagasaki-shi,
Nagasaki 850
Tel: 095-821-6700
Fax: 095-821-6701

26 Martyrs Museum
7-8 Nishizaka, Nagasaki-shi,
Nagasaki 850
Tel: 0958-22-6000
Fax: 0958-23-5326

Oita Art Museum
1-61 Makimidori-machi, Oita-shi,
Oita 870
Tel: 0975-52-0077
Fax: 0975-52-0080

Shoko Shusei-kan
9700-1 Yoshino-cho, Kagoshima-shi,
Kagoshima-ken 892
Tel: 0992-47-1511
Fax: 0992-48-4676

Tanegashima Gun Museum - Teppokan
7585 Nishinoomote, Nishinoomote-shi,
Kagoshima-ken 891-31
Tel: 09972-3-3215
Fax: 09972-2-0295

Kirishitan Shiryokan
1502 Oishiwaki-cho, Hirado- shi,
Nagasaki 859-537
Tel:0950-22-2744
Fax:0950-22-5302

Portugal

Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga
Rua das Janelas Verdes
1249-017 Lisboa
Tel (351) 21 391 28 00
Fax. 21 397 37 03

Museu de Évora
(Núcleo do Museu de Évora encontra-se na
temporariamente na Igreja de Santa Clara)
Rua de Serpa Pinto
Tel:266-759330

Museu do Caramulo
Rua Jean Lurçat, 42
3475-031 Caramulo
Tel: 232-861270
Fax: 232-861308
www.museu-caramulo.net

Museu do Oriente
(Opening - Summer 2007)
Lisboa