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Japanese painting

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

76 works · hang 9870 ·

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

Walk this roomRehang this room

Section 1, north wall

  1. Snails, by Nagasawa Rosetsu, c. 1788–89
    SnailsNagasawa Rosetsu, c. 1788–89Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  2. Hanging scroll
    Mount FujiMaruyama Okyo, 18th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
  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 1, south wall

  1. Screen (two-panel)
    Herons and Old WIllowKano Sadanobu, 1615-1868Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
  2. Waterfall, by Yoshida Hiroshi, 1924
    WaterfallYoshida Hiroshi, 1924Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  3. Hanging scroll
    A courtesan standing near a clothes rackHishikawa Sori, early 19th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution

Section 2, south wall

  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. Figure Mooring a Boat, by Kannan, mid-1500s
    Figure Mooring a BoatKannan, mid-1500sCourtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art

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. Hanging scroll
    Six Immortals of Poetry: Fun'ya no YasuhideKatsushika Hokusai, ca. 1806-1808Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
  3. Screen or fusuma (fragment)
    Tiger lilies and grassStyle of Ogata Kenzan, 1663-1868Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution

Section 3, north wall

  1. A work made of two hanging scrolls, ink on paper.
    Handwritten LetterSoga Shohaku, c. 1754Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  2. Hanging scroll (mounted on panel)
    Girl in an orange vermillion dressUnrecorded Japanese maker, 1661-1673Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
  3. Immortal Riding on a Carp, c. 1600
    Immortal Riding on a CarpUnrecorded Japanese maker, c. 1600Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  4. Daoist Master Fei Zhangfang, by Sesson Shūkei, ca. 1555–61
    Daoist Master Fei ZhangfangSesson Shūkei, ca. 1555–61Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art