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Nanban
Nanban may refer to: Japan * Nanban art, Japanese art of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries influenced by contact with the Nanban * Nanban trade or the , was a period in the history of Japan from the arrival of Europeans in 1543 to the first ''Sakoku'' Seclusion Edicts of isolationism in 1614. Nanban (南蛮 Lit. "Southern barbarian") is a Japanese word which had been used to designate ..., trade between Japan and Western countries from 1543 to 1614 Entertainment * ''Nanban'' (1954 film) * ''Nanban'' (2012 film) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nanban Trade
or the , was a period in the history of Japan from the arrival of Europeans in 1543 to the first '' Sakoku'' Seclusion Edicts of isolationism in 1614. Nanban (南蛮 Lit. "Southern barbarian") is a Japanese word which had been used to designate people from Southern China, Ryukyu islands, Indian Ocean and Southeast Asia centuries prior to the arrival of the first Europeans. For instance, according to the Nihongi ryaku (日本紀略), Dazaifu, the administrative center of Kyūshū, reported that the Nanban (southern barbarians) pirates, who were identified as Amami islanders by the Shōyūki (982–1032 for the extant portion), pillaged a wide area of Kyūshū in 997. In response, Dazaifu ordered Kikaijima (貴駕島) to arrest the Nanban. The ''Nanban'' trade as a form of European contact began with Portuguese explorers, missionaries, and merchants in the Sengoku period and established long-distance overseas trade routes with Japan. The resulting cultural exchange inc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nanban Art
refers to Japanese art of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries influenced by contact with the or 'Southern barbarians', traders and missionaries from Europe and specifically from Portugal. It is a Sino-Japanese word, Chinese '' Nánmán'', originally referring to the peoples of South Asia and Southeast Asia. During the Nanban trade period, the word took on a new meaning when it came to designate the Portuguese, who first arrived in 1543, and later other Europeans. The term also refers to paintings which Europeans brought to Japan. History Nanban art developed after the first Portuguese ships arrived in Kyushu in 1543. While Christian icons and other objects were produced, or folding screens are particularly notable, with over 90 pairs surviving to this day. These vibrant paintings depicted foreigners of all colors arriving in Japanese ports and walking in the streets of Japanese inland towns (see figure 1). Another popular subject within Nanban art was th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nanban (1954 Film)
''Nanban'' () is a 1954 Indian Tamil-language film directed by P. S. Srinivasa Rao. The film stars R. S. Manohar and P. K. Saraswathi. Cast List adapted from the database of Film News Anandan and from ''Thiraikalanjiyam''. ;Male cast * R. S. Manohar *T. S. Balaiah *V. Nagayya *K. A. Thangavelu ;Female cast *P. K. Saraswathi *Vidhyavathi *T. D. Kusalakumari Production The film was produced by M. D. Viswanathan and directed by P. S. Srinivasa Rao under the banner ''M. D. V. Productions''. M. Lakshmanan wrote the story while V. N. Sambandam penned the dialogues. Soundtrack Music was composed by G. Ramanathan while the lyrics were penned by Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass. Playback singers are Ghantasala, Thiruchi Loganathan, P. A. Periyanayaki, P. Leela and Jikki Pillavalu Gajapathy Krishnaveni (3 November 1935 – 16 August 2004), more famously known as Jikki, was an Indian playback singer from Andhra Pradesh. She sang around 10,000 songs in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
