Portuguese Merchants and Trading Vessels is an early 17th century Japanese paper screen. The paper screen shows traders from the south, also known as namban byobu or southern barbarians. The piece shows the traders dressed in rather outlandish and gaudy hats and clothes compared to the other individuals seen in the piece. It is rather difficult to find the main character, assuming the subject is not the traders ship. The usage of color and shape is very pleasing, as it allows for a distinction between all of the defining areas of the image such as the land, sea, and clouds.
The most defining feature of this image is the superior usage of space between all of the components. This allows for each individual featured to be clearly different from the others around them. Along with this, the usage individual usage of color on each individual adds to the contrast of the image making for better personalization between the characters. With all of these components coming together as one, the unity and balance of this image makes it stand out among the other paper screens that would have been created along with it.
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