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Nanban byōbu

Attributed to Kanō Dōmi · Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga · c. 1593–1602

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Nanban byōbu attributed to Kanō Dōmi, right-hand screen: carrack and Portuguese traders at Nagasaki
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Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisbon; Google Arts (public-domain artwork)

Object

Artist
Attributed to Kanō Dōmi
Date
c. 1593–1602
Period
Azuchi–Momoyama / Edo
Collection
Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga
Location
Lisbon, Portugal
Materials
Gold leaf and polychrome tempera on paper
Format
Pair of six-panel folding screens (byōbu)
Provenance
MNAA inv. 1638–1639 mov; Sakamoto cat. 35

Attributed to Kanō Dōmi; the carrack and Portuguese traders at Nagasaki (right screen). Right screen via Google Arts (public-domain artwork); left screen pending.