Horse Stables (detail), Muromachi period, 16th century (Important Cultural Property, Gift of Mr. Okazaki Masaya)
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 3
January 19, 2016 (Tue) - February 28, 2016 (Sun)
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:
Horse Stables, Muromachi period, 16th century (Important Cultural Property, Gift of Mr. Okazaki Masaya)
Letter of Entreaty, By Fujiwara no Teika, Kamakura period, 13th century (Important Cultural Property)