Portraits of Thirty-six Immortal Priest-poets(detail), Nanbokucho period, 14th century (Important Cultural Property)
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 3
June 4, 2019 (Tue) - July 15, 2019 (Mon)
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 displayed in this room with decorative art objects.
Current exhibit includes:
Portrait of Kakinomoto no Hitomaro, Muromachi period, 15th century, Private collection
Portraits of Thirty-six Immortal Priest-poets, Nanbokucho period, 14th century (Important Cultural Property)