Illustrated Scroll of The Tale of Sumiyoshi (detail), Kamakura period, 13th century (Important Cultural Property)
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 3
May 17, 2016 (Tue) - June 19, 2016 (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:
Illustrated Scroll of The Tale of Sumiyoshi, Kamakura period, 13th century (Important Cultural Property)
Detached Segment of Illustrated Scroll of Love Story of Courtier Sagoromo, Kamakura period, 14th century (Important Cultural Property)
Letter, By Yoshishige no Yasutane, Heian period, 10th century (Important Cultural Property)
Letter, By Gokyogoku Yoshitsune, Kamakura period, 13th century (Important Cultural Property)
MirrorPine, wisteria, and pair of cranes design, Kamakura period, 13th century (Important Cultural Property, Lent by Inashimo Jinja, Shizuoka)