Illustrated Scroll of Tale of Warrior Obusuma Saburo, Kamakura period, 13th century (Important Cultural Property)
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 3
July 11, 2017 (Tue) - August 20, 2017 (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:
Illustrated Scroll of Tale of Warrior Obusuma Saburo, Kamakura period, 13th century (Important Cultural Property)
Segment of Wakan roei shu Poetry Anthology, Known as "Iyo gire", Attributed to Fujiwara no Kozei, Heian period, 11th century (Important Art Object, Private collection)
Eight-foiled Mirror, Auspicious flower and pair of phoenixes design, Heian period, 11th–12th century (Important Cultural Property)