Japan's Edo period and the European Renaissance were seperated by hundreds of years. But in spite of that, there was a cat in Edo Japan who fit the definition of "renaissance man": the scholar, inventor, and artist known as Hiraga Gennai.
Gennai catches a glimpse 
of the latest foreign art.
Gennai ve por primera vez
arte extranjero.
Gennai tem a atenção puxada
para a arte estrangeira da época.