Namban Art is the designation given to an assemblage of works of art, mainly paintings, ceramic, furniture, lacquer, ornaments and cult objects produced after the arrival of the Portuguese to Japan and dating from the last half of the XVI century to the first half of the XVII century. These paintings first appeared linked to the sacred art and evangelization. Other relevant decorative works of arts are the lacquer pieces (urushi), porcelains and jewellery. Many other paintings were also produced in screens, depicting the arrival of Portuguese, vessels (Kurofune), costumes, garments and the native peoples receiving the foreign cortege. Presently, there are probably more than fifty paintings of this kind in Japan. Most paintings were made by artists of the Kano school.