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Eastern Breezes. The Art of Folding Screens from China to Japan and Beyondr Afrique du Nord il tisse un lien fortLandscapes, scenes of daily life and Kabuki theatre, as well as the earliest encounters between Japanese civilization and Portuguese navigators the history of folding screens presented in this volume offers an invaluable portrait of the meeting of Eastern and Western cultures, as well as to the evolving forms and functions of this fascinating object over the centuries. Originating in China and known in Japan since the 7th century, folding screens