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Style galleriesJapanese painting

Japanese painting

Long painted scroll, green, brown mountains, wooden house, Amida Buddha on cloud.
Beggar (Kojiki), by Hirafuku Suian, 1871
A work made of six-panel screen; ink, colors, and gold on paper.
Papers with Japanese text hang from a tree bearing red and gold leaves.

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. 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
  2. Beggar (Kojiki), by Hirafuku Suian, 1871
    Beggar (Kojiki)Hirafuku Suian, 1871Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art

Section 1, 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. 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

Section 2, south wall

  1. Hanging scroll
    A girl playing battledore and shuttlecockKatsukawa Shunshō, 18th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
  2. A work made of hanging scroll; ink and colors on paper.
    Peonies, Magnolia, and DandelionsTawaraya Sotatsu, UnknownCourtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  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
  4. Album
    Album of twenty-four paintingsSchool of Kano Tan'yu, 17th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution

Section 2, north wall

  1. A work made of hanging scroll; ink and color on silk.
    Moon of Enlightenment, from the series Twelve Aspects of the MoonTsukioka Yoshitoshi, About 1885-92Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  2. Hanging scroll
    Six Immortals of Poetry: Fun'ya no YasuhideKatsushika Hokusai, ca. 1806-1808Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
  3. Hanging scroll
    Bamboo stems with branches and foliageKishi Ganku, 19th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
  4. A work made of hanging scroll; ink and colors on silk.
    Received Back into the Moon Palace-Taketori (Bamboo Cutter) from the series Twelve Aspects of the MoonTsukioka Yoshitoshi, c. 1885/92Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago

Section 3, 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. Screen (six-panel)
    Blossoming Plum and Camellia in a Garden LandscapeKano Koi, 1615-1868Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution

Section 3, 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. Portrait of Basho, by Ichijun, 1700s
    Portrait of BashoIchijun, 1700sCourtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art