Illustrated Biography of Itinerant Priests, Vol. 2 (detail), Kamakura period, 14th century (Important Cultural Property, Gift of Mr. Tanaka Shinbi)
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 3
August 22, 2017 (Tue) - October 1, 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 Biography of Itinerant Priests, Vol. 2, Kamakura period, 14th century (Important Cultural Property, Gift of Mr. Tanaka Shinbi)
Kokin waka shu Poetry Anthology, By Emperor Gofushimi, Kamakura period, dated 132 (Important Cultural Property)
Kokin waka shu Poetry Anthology, By Nijo Tameaki, Kamakura period, dated 1324 (Important Cultural Property)
Eight-foiled Mirror, Auspicious flower and pair of phoenixes design, Heian period, 11th–12th century (Important Cultural Property)