Floor plan

Time and place17th-century Japan

17th-century Japan

Screen (six-panel)
A work made of color woodblock print; oban.
A work made of hanging scroll; ink and colors on paper.
Portrait of Basho, by Ichijun, 1700s
Screen (two-panel)
Owl, by Tsuda Bensaku, 1630s

The works in this room are listed below.

Works in this room

Works made in Japan in the 17th century.

First room, north wall

  1. Screen (six-panel)
    Blossoming Plum and Camellia in a Garden LandscapeKano Koi, 1615-1868Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
  2. A work made of color woodblock print; oban.
    Kisegawa of the Matsubaya, from the series "Comparing the Charms of Five Beauties (Gonin bijin aikyo kurabe)"Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1795/96Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  3. A work made of hanging scroll; ink and colors on paper.
    Beauty Turning Her HeadHishikawa Moronobu, c. 1685-94Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago

First room, south wall

  1. Portrait of Basho, by Ichijun, 1700s
    Portrait of BashoIchijun, 1700sCourtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  2. Screen (two-panel)
    Herons and Old WIllowKano Sadanobu, 1615-1868Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
  3. Owl, by Tsuda Bensaku, 1630s
    OwlTsuda Bensaku, 1630sCourtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art

Second room, south wall

  1. Poem by Kamo no Chōmei with Underpainting of Cherry Blossoms, by Hon'ami Kōetsu, 1606
    Poem by Kamo no Chōmei with Underpainting of Cherry BlossomsHon'ami Kōetsu, 1606Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  2. Papers with Japanese text hang from a tree bearing red and gold leaves.
    Flowering Cherry and Autumn Maples with Poem SlipsTosa Mitsuoki, 1654/81Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  3. Poetry sheet (shikishi)
    ChrysanthemumsHon'ami Kōetsu, 1615-1868Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution

Second room, north wall

  1. A work made of woodblock print in black ink and watercolor on cream japanese paper.
    The Priest Kobo Daishi at the Tama River in Kii Province from the series The Six Tama RiversTorii Kiyomasu, c. 1725-1735Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  2. Hanging scroll (mounted on panel)
    Girl in an orange vermillion dressUnrecorded Japanese maker, 1661-1673Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
  3. Yukihira and Two Brinemaidens at Suma, by Okumura Masanobu, 18th century
    Yukihira and Two Brinemaidens at SumaOkumura Masanobu, 18th centuryCourtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  4. Screen or fusuma (fragment)
    Tiger lilies and grassStyle of Ogata Kenzan, 1663-1868Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution

Third room, north wall

  1. Books and Cards, by Reisai, 18th–19th century
    Books and CardsReisai, 18th–19th centuryCourtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  2. Hanging scrolls (pair)
    KwannonUnrecorded Japanese maker, 1615-1868Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
  3. “Trees Encoiled in Vines of Ivy” (Yadorigi), by Tawaraya Sotatsu, early 17th century
    “Trees Encoiled in Vines of Ivy” (Yadorigi)Tawaraya Sotatsu, early 17th centuryCourtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art