Horse Stables(detail), Muromachi period, 16th century (Important Cultural Property, Gift of Mr. Okazaki Masaya)
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 3
March 20, 2018 (Tue) - April 22, 2018 (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 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)
Album of Exemplary Calligraphy Known as "Karigane jo", Heian-Kamakura period, 11th–13th century (Important Cultural Property, Lent by the Agency for Cultural Affairs)
Mirror with Image of Zao Gongen in Hairline Engraving, Auspicious flower and phoenix pair design, Excavated at Kinpusen range of ridges, Tenkawa-mura, Yoshino-gun, Nara, Heian period, 12th century