When foreign traders came to Japan, they inspired namban painting, a genre that reflects
a) Japan’s increasing cultural syncretism.
b) the austere and abstract Zen aesthetic.
c) the literati style of painting.
d) Japan’s desire to seal itself off from foreign influence.
Answer: a
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