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117. Tosa painter / Pientre (18th/19th century)
Narrative Scene from Classical Japanese Literature / Scene d'un recit de la
litterature classique japonaise
Six-fold screen, ink, colours and gold on paper
This painting uses a traditional compositional technique known as fuki-nuki yatai to depict the interior of a structure by rendering the building without a roof and ceiling so the viewer can look directly inside from above.
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118. Sanraku Kano (1559-1635)
Peacocks and Pine Tree / Paons et pins Six-fold screen, ink and colours on gold leaf
(screen from the Nijo Castle in Kyoto sold by Yamanaka & Company to the celebrated American architect Frank Lloyd Wright in the early 20th century)
During the organization of this exhibition, this screen was being restored by the National Research Institute for Cultural Properties in Tokyo, Japan.
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119. Shimada Hiroaki (active 1673-80)
Sanjurokkasen (Thirty-six Poets) / Sanjurokkasen (trente-six poetes)
Album leaves, colour and gold on paper
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