Nanban byōbu (Southern Barbarians)

Kanō school · Rijksmuseum · 17th c.

Right screen Left screen

Nanban byōbu, left-hand folding screen

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.