Japan Nanban Trade Embroidered Ship on Silk Textile Wall Decor Obi

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A vintage silk embroidered obi-Nagoya style with Nanban Trade ships. Opt for a wall decor.
The Nanban trade (Nanban boeki, … Read more A vintage silk embroidered obi-Nagoya style with Nanban Trade ships. Opt for a wall decor.
The Nanban trade (Nanban boeki, "Southern barbarian trade") or Nanban trade period, 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.
Among the vessels involved in the trade linking Goa and Japan, the most famous were Portuguese carracks, slow but large enough to hold a great deal of merchandise and enough provisions safely through such a lengthy and often hazardous (because of pirates) journey. The Portuguese referred to this vessel as the nau da prata ("silver carrack") or nau do trato ("trade carrack"); the Japanese dubbed them kurofune, meaning "black ships", on account of the color of their hulls, painted black with pitch for water-tightening.

Obi dates from the 1950s. Provenence Nagasaki (hub of the Portuguese trade in old Japan).
Total length: 139 inches (353 cm-3.53 meters)
Width 1: 12.5 inches (32 cm)
Width 2:6.25 inches (16 cm).

Some patchwork embroidery is velvet.
Fabric is silk and rayon blend. Blue shiny color. Some parts are light green.

Condition: Very good for age. Some slight discoloration and patina are visible. Also a few minor stains on the narrow end without a design. price adjusted accordingly.

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