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Japanese painting

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

76 works · hang 5444 ·

The rooms are imagined; every work on their walls is real.

Walk this roomRehang this room

Section 1, 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. Hanging scroll
    Bamboo stems with branches and foliageKishi Ganku, 19th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
  3. Welcoming Descent of Jizō, 1200s
    Welcoming Descent of JizōUnrecorded Japanese maker, 1200sCourtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art

Section 1, 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. A work made of hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on paper.
    Standing BeautyUnrecorded Japanese maker, 1661/73Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago

Section 2, south wall

  1. Handscroll
    Pastimes and occupations of the twelve monthsHanabusa Itcho, late 17th-early 18th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
  2. Album
    Album of twenty-four paintingsSchool of Kano Tan'yu, 17th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
  3. Operating on Guan Yu's Arm, by Katsushika Ōi, 1840s
    Operating on Guan Yu's ArmKatsushika Ōi, 1840sCourtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art

Section 2, north wall

  1. Snails, by Nagasawa Rosetsu, c. 1788–89
    SnailsNagasawa Rosetsu, c. 1788–89Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  2. Daoist Master Fei Zhangfang, by Sesson Shūkei, ca. 1555–61
    Daoist Master Fei ZhangfangSesson Shūkei, ca. 1555–61Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  3. Papers with Japanese text hang from a tree bearing red and gold leaves.
    Autumn Maples with Poem SlipsTosa Mitsuoki, c. 1675Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago

Section 3, north wall

  1. Screen or fusuma (fragment)
    Tiger lilies and grassStyle of Ogata Kenzan, 1663-1868Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
  2. Beggar (Kojiki), by Hirafuku Suian, 1871
    Beggar (Kojiki)Hirafuku Suian, 1871Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  3. Poetry sheet (shikishi)
    ChrysanthemumsHon'ami Kōetsu, 1615-1868Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution

Section 3, south wall

  1. Hanging scroll
    Chinese landscape: winterStyle of Kano Tan'yu, 18th century?Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
  2. Screen (six-panel)
    Blossoming Plum and Camellia in a Garden LandscapeKano Koi, 1615-1868Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution