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Style galleriesJapanese painting

Japanese painting

Portrait of Shun'oku Myōha, ca. 1383
A work made of hanging scroll; ink, colors, and cut gold on silk.
A work made of album leaf mounted as a hanging scroll; ink and light colors on silk.
Welcoming Descent of Jizō, 1200s
Portrait of Basho, by Ichijun, 1700s
Hanging scroll
Painting Seven from Album of Paintings by Haizan, by Yoshitsugu Haizan, late 1800s–early 1900s
Portrait of Ōzora Buzaemon, by Watanabe Kazan, 1827

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. Portrait of Shun'oku Myōha, ca. 1383
    Portrait of Shun'oku MyōhaUnrecorded Japanese maker, ca. 1383Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  2. A work made of hanging scroll; ink, colors, and cut gold on silk.
    The Bodhisattva Seishi, from the triptych Approach of the Amida TrinityUnrecorded Japanese maker, Kamakura Period, mid–13th centuryCourtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  3. A work made of album leaf mounted as a hanging scroll; ink and light colors on silk.
    Spring View from a Thatched Pavilion on the LakeshoreSchool of Sesshu, late 15th centuryCourtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  4. Welcoming Descent of Jizō, 1200s
    Welcoming Descent of JizōUnrecorded Japanese maker, 1200sCourtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art

Section 1, south wall

  1. Portrait of Basho, by Ichijun, 1700s
    Portrait of BashoIchijun, 1700sCourtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  2. Hanging scroll
    A girl playing battledore and shuttlecockKatsukawa Shunshō, 18th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
  3. Painting Seven from Album of Paintings by Haizan, by Yoshitsugu Haizan, late 1800s–early 1900s
    Painting Seven from Album of Paintings by HaizanYoshitsugu Haizan, late 1800s–early 1900sCourtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  4. Portrait of Ōzora Buzaemon, by Watanabe Kazan, 1827
    Portrait of Ōzora BuzaemonWatanabe Kazan, 1827Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art

Section 2, south 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. Painting Five from Album of Paintings by Haizan, by Yoshitsugu Haizan, late 1800s–early 1900s
    Painting Five from Album of Paintings by HaizanYoshitsugu Haizan, late 1800s–early 1900sCourtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  3. 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

Section 2, north 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. 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. Figure Mooring a Boat, by Kannan, mid-1500s
    Figure Mooring a BoatKannan, mid-1500sCourtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art

Section 3, north wall

  1. Fireflies Over the Uji River by Moonlight, by Suzuki Shōnen
    Fireflies Over the Uji River by MoonlightSuzuki ShōnenCourtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  2. Hanging scroll
    Descending dragonKatsushika Hokusai, 1760-1849Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution