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Namban Screens (Nanban byōbu)

Attributed to Kanō Sanraku · Suntory Museum of Art · early 17th century

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Namban Screens attributed to Kanō Sanraku, right-hand screen: ship entering port
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Suntory Museum of Art; Google Art Project (public-domain artwork)

Object

Artist
Attributed to Kanō Sanraku
Date
early 17th century
Period
Azuchi–Momoyama
Collection
Suntory Museum of Art
Location
Tokyo, Japan
Materials
Ink, gold, and color on silk
Format
Pair of six-panel folding screens (byōbu)
Provenance
Important Cultural Property of Japan; Sakamoto cat. 5

Attributed to Kanō Sanraku: the right screen shows a Western ship entering a port where missionaries gather; the left depicts scenes in a foreign country. Google Art Project (public-domain artwork).