East meets West

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  Desk on stand by José Manuel de la Cerda. Lacquered and polychrome wood with painted decoration

  Source: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston/ Hispanic Society of America, NY
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  “Southern Barbarians Come to Trade” by Kano Naizen. Japanese, Edo period, c.1600. Ink and gold leaf on paper

  Source: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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from The Economist: Books and arts http://ift.tt/1hDenak