Kokin wakashu Poetry Anthology, By Nijo Tameakira, Kamakura period, dated 1324 (Important Cultural Property)
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 3
November 1, 2011 (Tue) - December 11, 2011 (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:
Portrait of Cloistered Emperor Goshirakawa, Kamakura period, 13th century (Lent by Myoho'in, Kyoto, Important Cultural Property)
Kokin wakashu Poetry Anthology By Emperor Gofushimi, Kamakura period, dated 1322 (Important Cultural Property)
Kokin wakashu Poetry Anthology, By Nijo Tameakira, Kamakura period, dated 1324 (Important Cultural Property)