Utaawase (poetry contest) at Toboku-in held by people in Various Prosessions (detail), Kamakura period, 14th century (Important Cultural Property)
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 3
July 18, 2012 (Wed) - August 26, 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:
Record of Tohokuin Artisans' Uta-awase Poetry Match, Narrative picture scroll, Kamakura period, 14th century (Important Cultural Property)
Kokin Waka Shu Poetry Anthology, Koyagire Version, Segment of volume 18, Attributed to Ki no Tsurayuki, Heian period, 11th century (Private collection, Important Art Object)