Scenes from The Tale of Genji, Chapters of Eawase (Picture-matching contest) and Kocho (Butterflies)(detail), By Kano Seisen'in (Osanobu), Edo period, 19th century
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 7
March 8, 2016 (Tue) - April 17, 2016 (Sun)
This gallery is dedicated to the genre of shohei-ga, which includes mural paintings, fusuma paintings and byobu paintings. The room is especially designed for an effective display of grand-scale paintings.
Current exhibit includes:
Scenes from The Tale of Genji, Chapters of Eawase (Picture-matching contest) and Kocho (Butterflies), By Kano Seisen'in (Osanobu), Edo period, 19th century