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  Photograph: Francisco Matias© DDF/IMC,I.P      |
Attributed to Kano Domi (known as Pedro Kano Gennosuke after his conversion to Christianity, born in Kyoto)
National Museum of Ancient Art
In around 1543, the Portuguese (or Namban-jin) arrived in Japan, and so began a period of rich cultural exchange. Similar to several other Namban objects, this pair of folding screens – made by artists from Nippon – is a unique visual document that relates to the Portuguese presence in Japan.
Copyright images: Divisão de Documentação Fotográfica/ Instituto dos Museus e da Conservação,I.P
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