Floor plan

Style galleriesJapanese painting

Japanese painting

Monkeys on a Rock Ledge, by Mori Sosen, c. 1800–1821
Hanging scroll
Figure Mooring a Boat, by Kannan, mid-1500s
Iconographic Drawing of the Wisdom King Daiitoku (Daiitoku Myōō), 12th century
“Trees Encoiled in Vines of Ivy” (Yadorigi), by Tawaraya Sotatsu, early 17th century
Su Shi (Dongpo) in a Bamboo Hat and Clogs, by Zuigan Ryūsei, before 1460
A work made of six-panel screen; ink, colors, and gold on paper.

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. Monkeys on a Rock Ledge, by Mori Sosen, c. 1800–1821
    Monkeys on a Rock LedgeMori Sosen, c. 1800–1821Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  2. Hanging scroll
    Descending dragonKatsushika Hokusai, 1760-1849Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
  3. Figure Mooring a Boat, by Kannan, mid-1500s
    Figure Mooring a BoatKannan, mid-1500sCourtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  4. Iconographic Drawing of the Wisdom King Daiitoku (Daiitoku Myōō), 12th century
    Iconographic Drawing of the Wisdom King Daiitoku (Daiitoku Myōō)Unrecorded Japanese maker, 12th centuryCourtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Section 1, south 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. Su Shi (Dongpo) in a Bamboo Hat and Clogs, by Zuigan Ryūsei, before 1460
    Su Shi (Dongpo) in a Bamboo Hat and ClogsZuigan Ryūsei, before 1460Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  3. 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

Section 2, south wall

  1. Screens (six-panel)
    Waves at Matsushima 松島図屏風Tawaraya Sotatsu, 17th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
  2. A work made of hanging scroll; ink on silk.
    Trees in the Clouds on Layered Mountains (Jûzan umbokuzu)Nakabayashi Chikutô, 1853Courtesy 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

Section 2, north wall

  1. Hanging scroll
    A girl playing battledore and shuttlecockKatsukawa Shunshō, 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. A work made of two hanging scrolls, ink on paper.
    Handwritten LetterSoga Shohaku, c. 1754Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  4. 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 3, north wall

  1. Hanging scroll
    A courtesan and her attendant under a cherry treeTawaraya Sori III, late 18th-early 19th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
  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