3rd January 2023, 05:34 AM
			
			
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					Originally Posted by  fernando
					 
				 
				Absolutely, Ren Ren. I see that you are well informed. In the great exhibition "ENCOMPASSING THE GLOBE - Portugal and the World in the 16th & 17th Centuries (organized by the Smithsonian), several examples of Japanese/Portuguese cultural exchange, the so called Nanban Art, may be seen; from which a powder flask, a couple of Nagenashima muskets ... and a Christian Japanese ( note the crucifix). 
 
 
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 Thanks Fernando! These are rare and wonderful examples of Japan's cross-cultural connections.
		  
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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