After the Barbarians II: Namban Works of Art for the Japanese, Portuguese and Dutch Markets

Exhibition catalogue, introduction and entries by Teresa Canepa, articles by Alexandra Curvelo, Christian J.A.Jörg, Pedro Cancela de Abreu, Miho Kitagawa; This impressive catalogue explores 48 exceptional pieces of namban art made for Western markets. Many of the namban objects discussed are of important historical relevance. They illustrate the short, but eventful period of the Western presence in Japan. Several objects are previously unrecorded. This catalogue won the ArtWorldDealers 2008 Award in the category of ‘Antiques & Works of Art’ at the European Fine Art Fair (TEFAF) Maastricht in 2008.

Hardcover (with dust jacket), English, 354 pages, 250 colour illustrations, 23.5 x 30 cm, published in 2008

ISBN: 9780955743207