What are "Blockbusters" and "Sleepers" in the context of Philippine Heritage Furniture. As the d... more What are "Blockbusters" and "Sleepers" in the context of Philippine Heritage Furniture. As the demand heats up for the increasingly rare "authentic" piece of Philippine furniture, it is time to learn how to winnow the jewels from the duds!
General obervation on Namban style crucifixes made in the Philippines for the early Napo-Christia... more General obervation on Namban style crucifixes made in the Philippines for the early Napo-Christian community that flourished in Japan from the late 16th to the early decades of the 17th century. it is my contention that the crucifix – although styled in the Japanese manner – was not made in Japan. Rather, I will argue that the crucifix was made in the Philippines for the Japanese market. And it was specifically aimed to meet the needs of the nascent Japanese Christian community. Further, I posit an early date of manufacture. I stipulate that the cross was made within a brief window that opened sometime between 1543 (when the first of the Portuguese ‘Black Ships’ arrived in Japan) and 1614, when the first of the imperial Sakoku (Seclusion) edicts effectively closed Japan to Western influences and forbade the open practice of Christianity.
What are "Blockbusters" and "Sleepers" in the context of Philippine Heritage Furniture. As the d... more What are "Blockbusters" and "Sleepers" in the context of Philippine Heritage Furniture. As the demand heats up for the increasingly rare "authentic" piece of Philippine furniture, it is time to learn how to winnow the jewels from the duds!
General obervation on Namban style crucifixes made in the Philippines for the early Napo-Christia... more General obervation on Namban style crucifixes made in the Philippines for the early Napo-Christian community that flourished in Japan from the late 16th to the early decades of the 17th century. it is my contention that the crucifix – although styled in the Japanese manner – was not made in Japan. Rather, I will argue that the crucifix was made in the Philippines for the Japanese market. And it was specifically aimed to meet the needs of the nascent Japanese Christian community. Further, I posit an early date of manufacture. I stipulate that the cross was made within a brief window that opened sometime between 1543 (when the first of the Portuguese ‘Black Ships’ arrived in Japan) and 1614, when the first of the imperial Sakoku (Seclusion) edicts effectively closed Japan to Western influences and forbade the open practice of Christianity.
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