南なん蛮ばん屏びょう風ぶ

noun

Nanban folding screen; painted screen depicting early European visitors to Japan

Historical art term referring to Japanese folding screens (byōbu) from the late 16th to early 17th centuries that depict scenes of Portuguese and other European traders and missionaries arriving in Japan. Often used in art history contexts.

• この美び術じゅつ館かんには有ゆう名めいな南なん蛮ばん屏びょう風ぶが展てん示じされている。

  This museum has a famous Nanban folding screen on display.

• 南なん蛮ばん屏びょう風ぶには、大おおきな帆はん船せんや異い国こくの服ふく装そうをした人ひと々びとが描えがかれている。

  Nanban screens depict large sailing ships and people in foreign clothing.