Christianized Japan in the 16th century

>>1770586
> Incorporating shinto practices
Quaternity.

>>1770586
>"Japanese pope"
He already was.

>incorporating shinto practices into their doctrine?
To an extent they already did.

File: Kanō Sōshū, Miyako no nanbandera (c. 1578–87 AD).jpg (592KB, 1439x852px) Image search: [Google]

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I dunno, but I've got some relevant pictures. God I love posting pictures.

Pic related, a Jesuit church built in Kyoto in 1575-1578.

>The church, perhaps designed by Organtino Grechi-Soldi (c. 1530–1609), was admired greatly for its artistry; the carpentry work was carried out by artisans of Kyoto. This building was a true “invensão” (invention) as stated by the Portuguese Luís Fróis, S.J. (1532–97). It followed neither traditional canons of native religious architecture, nor those of Catholic churches in Europe. In fact, the church was made up of “three floors” and had six rooms for missionaries upstairs. This is the building depicted on the fan-painting, Miyako no nanbandera 都の南蛮寺 (Nanban Temple in Kyoto), by Kanō Eitoku’s brother, Sōshū 狩野宗秀 (1551–1601). This unusual architectural design caused a dispute among local inhabitants for three reasons:
>1) it was taller than local temples and houses built under the rules established by Oda Nobunaga, thereby implying a contempt for the city;
>2) it was a living space built upon a worship area; in Japan, this was not customary; moreover
>3) “…the third floor overlooked the interior gardens of nearby houses so that the neighbor’s wives and daughters could not go outside.”
>Fróis and Valignano justified the verticality of the structure in terms of the confined area of land on which they were required to build. However, Miyamoto Kenji argues that this was not the only reason for building the church in that way. In fact, the area on which the Jesuit church in Azuchi stood was soon extended, and neighbors’ houses were destroyed to make room for it. As Fróis pointed out, Jesuit buildings were characterized by their height, unlike Japanese architecture, which tended to be single-story. It is reasonable to conclude that the missionaries intentionally sought architectural verticality in order to dominate the landscape and draw the public’s attention.

>>1770586
Had the Portuguese missionaries not been so anal retentive with doctrine there could've been a syncretic tradition like Manichaeism. The Japanese being Buddhists could not comprehend why they had to abandon their preexistent precepts.

>>1770734
Pretty neat desu.

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Here are some early 17th century folding screens, apparently commissioned by the Jesuits from Japanese artists trained in a Western style, meant to bridge the gap between European and Japanese aesthetics and religious symbolism.

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>>1770764
>Visual Bilingualism and Mission Art; A Reconsideration of 'Early Western-Style Painting' in Japan
>http://publications.nichibun.ac.jp/region/d/NSH/series/jare/2011-08-30/s001/s003/pdf/article.pdf

File: Yōjin Sōgakuzu Byōbu (early 17th century AD).jpg (326KB, 1497x512px) Image search: [Google]

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>>1770776

File: Repanto kassenzu (early 17th century AD).jpg (439KB, 1569x682px) Image search: [Google]

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>>1770779
This is supposed to be the Battle of Lepanto, though it's actually based on a print of the Battle of Zama between Scipio and Hannibal.

>>1770779
>>1770776
>>1770764
nice paintings

>>1770749
Three cheers for anal retentive missionaries!

>>1770734
pretty cool

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>>1770795
Here's one for all the kangposters.

>“Western Kings on Horseback” is typical of early Western-style painting which was established in the latter half of the 16th century in Japan. This work is said to have been inspired by a book published in Antwerp entitled, “The Roman Emperors” a collection of copper plate prints modeled on the paintings of the Flemish painter, Jan van der Straet, who later became known as Giovanni Stradano (1523-1605) after he moved to Italy. Originally, these paintings are believed to have decorated the interior of Aizu Wakamatsu Castle. These screens are the other half of pair of four-fold screens housed in Kobe City Museum. The names of the figures are not known, although one is thought to be the French king, Henry.

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>>1770838
The other half.