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Style galleriesJapanese painting

Japanese painting

Waterfall, by Yoshida Hiroshi, 1924
Portrait of Ōzora Buzaemon, by Watanabe Kazan, 1827
A work made of hanging scroll; ink and color on paper.
A work made of pair of six panel screens; ink and light colors on paper.
Portrait of Shun'oku Myōha, ca. 1383

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. Waterfall, by Yoshida Hiroshi, 1924
    WaterfallYoshida Hiroshi, 1924Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  2. Portrait of Ōzora Buzaemon, by Watanabe Kazan, 1827
    Portrait of Ōzora BuzaemonWatanabe Kazan, 1827Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  3. A work made of hanging scroll; ink and color on paper.
    Monju Dressed in a Robe of Braided Grass (Nawa Monju)Japanese, dated 1415Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago

Section 1, south wall

  1. 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
  2. Portrait of Shun'oku Myōha, ca. 1383
    Portrait of Shun'oku MyōhaUnrecorded Japanese maker, ca. 1383Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Section 2, south wall

  1. Screen (two-panel)
    Flowers 花木図屏風Watanabe Shiko, 18th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
  2. Hanging scroll
    Peonies and lilies 芍薬と百合図Tawaraya Sotatsu, 1568-1615Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
  3. Handscroll
    Popular Deities, Sages, and ImmortalsHanabusa Itcho, late 17th-early 18th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution

Section 2, north wall

  1. Immortal Riding on a Carp, c. 1600
    Immortal Riding on a CarpUnrecorded Japanese maker, c. 1600Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  2. Poetry sheet (shikishi)
    ChrysanthemumsHon'ami Kōetsu, 1615-1868Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
  3. A work made of ink and colors on paper, hanging scroll.
    LandscapeOguri Sotan, 15th centuryCourtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  4. Snails, by Nagasawa Rosetsu, c. 1788–89
    SnailsNagasawa Rosetsu, c. 1788–89Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art

Section 3, north wall

  1. “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
  2. Long painted scroll, green, brown mountains, wooden house, Amida Buddha on cloud.
    Legends of the Yūzū Nembutsu SectUnrecorded Japanese maker, Kamakura period (1185–1333), 14th centuryCourtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago

Section 3, south wall

  1. A work made of two hanging scrolls, ink on paper.
    Handwritten LetterSoga Shohaku, c. 1754Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  2. 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