Decorated Writing Paper and Segments Mounted for Display
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Tale of Matsuura no Miya, Kamakura period, 13th century (Important Cultural Property)
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room T1
November 5, 2008 (Wed) - December 14, 2008 (Sun)>> detailed information
This exhibition features the National Treasure Kokin Waka Shu Poetry Anthology, Gen'ei Version, together with other masterpieces of calligraphy by examples of how they were displayed in later times.
Current exhibit includes:
Segments from the Poetry-Anthology Kokin Wakashu, Known as Sunshoan Shikishi: Poem about Autumn Moon, Attributed to Ki no Tsurayuki, Heian period, 11th century (Important Cultural Property, Gift of Mr. Asano Nagatake)
Kokin Waka Shu Poetry Anthology, Gen'ei Version, Heian period, 12th century (National Treasure, Gift of Mr. Mitsui Takahiro)
Tale of Matsuura no Miya, Kamakura period, 13th century (Important Cultural Property)