first quarter 17th century · Ink, colour, gold, and gold leaf on paper
Arrival of the Europeans
Japanese artist
Why it matters
The screen reverses the chapter's dominant direction of looking. European traders and missionaries become patterned arrivals inside a Japanese port scene made for Japanese viewers.
- Publication
- Pair of six-panel folding screens
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Department of Asian Art
- Shelfmark
- 2015.300.109.1, .2
Citation
Arrival of the Europeans. Japan, first quarter of the 17th century. Pair of six-panel folding screens. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2015.300.109.1, .2.
