Tengu Zoshi Emaki (illustrated scroll of stories about conceited monks), To-ji and Daigo-ji version (detail), Kamakura period, 13th century (Important Cultural Property)
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 3
April 24, 2012 (Tue) - June 3, 2012 (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:
Tengu Zoshi Emaki (illustrated scroll of stories about conceited monks), To-ji and Daigo-ji version, Kamakura period, 13th century (Important Cultural Property)
Excerpts from the Tale of Genji, By Sanjonishi Sanetaka, Muromachi period, dated 1528 (Private collection)