Detached Segment of Thirty-six Immortal Poets, Satake Version: Mibu no Tadamine, Kamakura period, 13th century (Important Cultural Property, Gift of Mr. Hara Misao)
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 3
August 6, 2013 (Tue) - September 16, 2013 (Mon)
The courtiers were strongly involved in the arts through the Heian and Muromachi periods, their aesthetic tastes playing a great role in Japanese art history. Literature works such as waka poems and other calligraphy written by courtiers, and e-maki narrative picture scrolls are displayed in this room with decorative art objects.
Current exhibit includes:
Detached Segment of Thirty-six Immortal Poets, Satake Version: Mibu no Tadamine, Kamakura period, 13th century (Important Cultural Property, Gift of Mr. Hara Misao)
Detached Segment of Thirty-six Immortal Poets, Narikane Version: Minamoto no Shitago, Kamakura period, 13th century
Detached Segment of Anthology of Poets from Different Periods: Ariwara no Yukihira, Kamakura period, 14th century
Hama Chidori (Album of classical calligraphy), Nara - Edo period, 8th - 17th century (Important Art Object, Private collection)
Water Dropper, Wave and rock design, Heian period, 12th century (Gift of Mr. Tsukakoshi Masaaki)