Inu ou mono (Dog-shooting equestrian archery contest) (detail), Artist unknown, Edo period, 17th century
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 7
March 12, 2019 (Tue) - April 21, 2019 (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, From the chapter Wakana jo ("New Herbs": part I), Attributed to Tosa Mitsunori, Edo period, 17th century (Private collection)
Bugaku] Dances and Music, By Kano Eigaku, Edo period, 19th century