Karamono - Imported Chinese Artworks
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From left:Snow Landscape,By Liang Kai,Southern Song dynasty,13c
Sakyamuni Descending from Mountain,By Liang Kai,Southern Song dynasty,13c
Snow Landscape,Attributed to Liang Kai,Southern Song dynasty,13-14c(All National Treasure)Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room T1
September 11, 2007 (Tue) - October 8, 2007 (Mon)From the Kamakura period onward, imported artworks from China were treasured as Karamono and were prized as decor and utilities at tea ceremonies. Higashiyama Gomotsu, once owned by the Third Ashikaga Shogun Yoshimitsu, is a group of especially prestigious Karamono represented by Liang Kai's triptych. This exhibit commemorates the designation of Liang Kai's triptych as National Treasure, and features Karamono masterworks.