Masterworks of Japanese Paintings from The Cleveland Museum of Art (Tokyo National Museum)

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Was held at the Tokyo National Museum Tokyo, Ueno, Cleveland Museum of Art of the United States to collection, exhibition of Japanese painting.

Muromachi period, ReiAkiraon'na diagram of Haru-ya Mune-en in the 16th century. The Tang era, while born into a wealthy family, touching on the idea of Zen, and that sent a life poverty, and depicts a woman legendary.

Take the vegetables themselves, and to hold extremely color to use, the bust of a woman has lowered the basket, highlighting the image of poverty.

Instead of the color, finely, use of the line, a carefully, I would amazed unintentionally. One of hair across the cheek, to one, he have drawn carefully.

Workshop Tawaraya Sotatsu, a sign of Inen, the god of thunder figure screen. By means of the brush of Sotatsu, Fujin Raijin figure screen is associative immediately, but here, only the god of thunder diagram. In addition, the face of the god of thunder, is depicted in face like a dragon. Possibly, probably was also god of the wind diagram paired.

Today, it is believed one of Kenchoji Temple is as definitive, but at that time, Fujin Raijin view of the various versions, might have been drawn by the studio of Sotatsu.

Watanabe Huashan drew, sky Takeshi Saemon image. Rare painting made ​​by projecting the camera obscura, there was a height of 27 cm 2 m, the sumo wrestler of Okakae of Kumamoto clan, that, painted it.

Hell Dayu view of Kawanabe Kyosai. I depicts a courtesan of the Muromachi period as hell reflection of an unfortunate own, not draw a picture of hell in their own kimono, that was also a disciple of Ikkyu.

Kyosai depicts tones and blue, kimono bright colors, but when I look well well, what is drawn to the Seven Lucky Gods, it is not a hell picture. Stylish sense of Kyosai is good.

In this exhibition, not only in Japan painting, Chinese painting and I was exhibited several points. Matsutani view deer view of the far-horse of the Southern Song Dynasty. Yunshan picture book of the United States of the Southern Song Dynasty TomoHitoshi same. Both, many hours, even if you can see, are hidden richness.

Orchid pavilion meandering stream view of the Soga Syohaku. I have painted the famous Orchid Pavilion mechanism of Wang Xizhi, the Kyokusuinoen of Orchid Pavilion. To scroll vertically long, in Landscape, depicted as a pea-person, world of Syohaku unique is exploding.

Served as director of the Cleveland Museum of Art, Sherman Lee, had experience working was the occupation of Japan, as an advisor of the art department of the GHQ.

At that time, participated in the study of Japanese art, on the basis of the experience, that were collected many works that are at the core of this Japanese art collection.

In that sense, it is due to the fact that the United States has occupied Japan, the collection on display in this exhibition, would be nice to say that the results of one.