Floor plan

Style galleriesJapanese painting

Japanese painting

Mandala of the Three Shrines at Kumano, 1300s
Album
Portrait of Ōzora Buzaemon, by Watanabe Kazan, 1827
Birds and Flowers, by Kano Mitsunobu, late 1500s
Kongōyasha Myōō, 12th century

The works in this room are listed below.

Works in this room

Ink and colour on silk and paper, from temple scrolls to screens for samurai houses.

Section 1, north wall

  1. Mandala of the Three Shrines at Kumano, 1300s
    Mandala of the Three Shrines at KumanoUnrecorded Japanese maker, 1300sCourtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  2. Album
    Album of twenty-four paintingsSchool of Kano Tan'yu, 17th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
  3. Portrait of Ōzora Buzaemon, by Watanabe Kazan, 1827
    Portrait of Ōzora BuzaemonWatanabe Kazan, 1827Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art

Section 1, south wall

  1. Birds and Flowers, by Kano Mitsunobu, late 1500s
    Birds and FlowersKano Mitsunobu, late 1500sCourtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  2. Kongōyasha Myōō, 12th century
    Kongōyasha MyōōUnrecorded Japanese maker, 12th centuryCourtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Section 2, south wall

  1. Operating on Guan Yu's Arm, by Katsushika Ōi, 1840s
    Operating on Guan Yu's ArmKatsushika Ōi, 1840sCourtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  2. Screen (two-panel)
    Flowers 花木図屏風Watanabe Shiko, 18th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
  3. Immortal Riding on a Carp, c. 1600
    Immortal Riding on a CarpUnrecorded Japanese maker, c. 1600Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art

Section 2, north wall

  1. Handscroll
    Popular Deities, Sages, and ImmortalsHanabusa Itcho, late 17th-early 18th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
  2. 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
  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

Section 3, north wall

  1. Hell Courtesan, by Kawanabe Kyōsai, 1871–89
    Hell CourtesanKawanabe Kyōsai, 1871–89Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  2. A work made of pair of six panel screens; ink and light colors on paper.
    Mount Fuji and the Miho Pine ForestSoga Shohaku, c. 1761-1762Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago

Section 3, south wall

  1. A work made of six-panel screen; ink, colors, and gold on paper.
    Baskets with Flowers of the Four SeasonsUnrecorded Japanese maker, 19th centuryCourtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  2. Hanging scroll
    A girl playing battledore and shuttlecockKatsukawa Shunshō, 18th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
  3. Painting Nine from Album of Paintings by Haizan, by Yoshitsugu Haizan, late 1800s–early 1900s
    Painting Nine from Album of Paintings by HaizanYoshitsugu Haizan, late 1800s–early 1900sCourtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art