The Goblin Shutendoji
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Shutendoji, Artist unknown, Muromachi - Azuchi-Momoyama period, 16th century (Private collection)
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Rooms T1 & T2
March 24, 2009 (Tue) - April 19, 2009 (Sun)>> detailed information
Featuring on "The Fans of Shutendoji Pictures", on loan to the museum from the fiscal year 2007, this exhibit introduces the variety of paintings depicting the story of the goblin Shutendoji, which was a popular subject from the Muromachi through the early Edo period.
Exhibit includes:
Narrative Picture Scroll about the Conquest of Shutendoji, Attributed to Kano Takanobu, Edo period, 17th century
Narrative Picture Scroll about the Conquest of Shutendoji, (Copy), Artist unknown, Edo period, 18th century, (Original: Kano Motonobu, Muromachi period, dated 1522)
Shutendoji, By Hishikawa Moronobu, Edo period, 17th century
Shutendoji, Artist unknown, Muromachi - Azuchi-Momoyama period, 16th century (Private collection)