Naga-e (naga-ban): a long, narrow print, about 20 x 9 inches.
Nagasaki-e (Nagasaki pictures): souvenir prints made at Nagasaki
which primarily represent foreigners and their ships. Namban
(literally, "southern barbarian"): a term applied to the first
Europeans to appear in Japan (mid-16th century). Netsuke: toggle
used in suspending an inrô or a tobacco pouch from the obi.
Nihonbashi: the bridge in the center of Edo, starting point of
the Tokaido highway. Nihonga (Japanese-style painting): a Meiji-
period and later style based in traditional Japanese painting
which employed ink and watercolor on silk and paper. Nishiki-e
(Brocade pictures): prints which employ multiple color blocks of
more than ten colors. Nô (or Noh): classical drama of the
aristocratic classes. Contrary to Kabuki, Nô was not regularly
portrayed on prints. Nô is characterized by its use of masks.
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