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Nanban byōbu (Southern Barbarians)

Kanō school · Rijksmuseum · 17th c.

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Nanban byōbu, right-hand folding screen
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam (CC0)

Object

Artist
Kanō school
Date
17th c.
Period
Edo
Collection
Rijksmuseum
Location
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Materials
Ink, color, and gold on paper
Format
Pair of six-panel folding screens (byōbu)
Provenance
AK-RAK-1968-1

Portuguese merchants and missionaries arrive in Japan. CC0 images from the Rijksmuseum.