Courtly Art: Heian - Muromachi period
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Narrative Picture Scroll about Love Romance of a Courtier and a Girl at Sumiyoshi (detail), Kamakura period, 13th century ( Important Cultural Property)
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 3
September 21, 2011 (Wed) - October 30, 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:
Narrative Picture Scroll about Love Romance of a Courtier and a Girl at Sumiyoshi, Kamakura period, 13th century (Important Cultural Property)
Engishiki (Rules and regulations concerning ceremonies and other events), By Minamoto no Kaneyuki, Heian period, 11th century (National Treasure)
Mirror, Japanese kerria, butterfly and bird design, Excavated from Mitarashi pond, Haguroyama, Tsuruoka-shi, Yamagata, Heian period, 12th century