Tokugawa Culture Irises, from a scene of The Tale of Ise, Ogata Korin. Nezu Institute of Fine Arts (

Fous on visual arts Genroku era Chonin, or townspeople culture Contrast with Kitayama and Higashiyama of Medieval Japan Pictoral art (soft classification) Yamato-e Kara-e

Kitayama/Higashiyama Ashikaga patronage Zen influence Ascetic, sparse Sesshu, Winter landscape Ginkakuji-Temple of the Silver Pavilion

Higashiyama culture Sesshu, Amanohashidate Ryoanji

What kind of picture? Bunsei, Japanese, active mid–15th centur, Landscape Sansuizu, Japanese Muromachi period, latter half of the 15th century Japan Hanging scroll; ink on paper 73.2 x 33 cm (28 13/16 x 13 in.) (height x width) Kajima Volume 1: Chapter 6, pg. 108: no. 6 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: Special Chinese and Japanese Fund Landscap Kikuchi Yosai, Japanese, 1788–1878 Benkei and Minamoto no Yoshitsune Benkei to Yoshitsune Kikuchi Yosai, Japanese, 1788–1878 Benkei and Minamoto no Yoshitsune Benkei to Yoshitsune Hanging scroll Japanese Meiji era, 1876 Japan Hanging scroll; ink and light color on silk x 56.4 KJM2-Modern-070 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: William Sturgis Bigelow Collection Kara-e Chinese Yamato-e Japanese

Yamato-e Night Attack on the Sanjo Palace, from the Illustrated Scrolls of the Events of the Heiji Era (Heiji monogatari emaki)Night Attack on the Sanjo Palace, from the Illustrated Scrolls of the Events of the Heiji Era (Heiji monogatari emaki) Handscroll Japanese Kamakura period, second half of the 13th century; ink and color on paper 41.3 x cm (16 1/4 x 275 1/2 in. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: Fenollosa-Weld Collection

Tokugawa-era schools Kano Tosa Rinpa Bunjinga (literati) Kyoto Shijo

Kano School: Song dynasty animated line and soft ink washes, catered to Tokugawa samurai elite Four Dragons in Mists and Clouds Handscroll Chinese Southern Song, mid-13th century China Ink and a touch of color on paper 44.8 x cm (17 5/8 x 100 5/16 in.) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: Special Chinese and Japanese Fund Four Dragons in Mists and Clouds Kano Hogai, Japanese, 1828–1888, Dragon Ascending the Heavens, Hiryu shoten, Meiji era, about 1887 Japan Panel; ink on paper Image: x 62.4 cm (54 5/16 x 24 9/16 in.) KJM2-Modern-005 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: Fenollosa-Weld Collection Dragon Ascending the Heavens

Taoist Immortals and Zen Masters Taoist Immortals and Zen Masters Kano Koi Died 1636 Momoyama period, 17th century Japan One of a pair of six-panel folding screens; ink and gold on paper x cm (59 1/2 x 140 5/8 in.) (height x width) Kajima Volume 1: Chapter 7, pg. 130: no. 81 (2) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: Fenollosa-Weld Collection Kano School

Emperor Kokaku Returning to the Capital over the Sanjo Bridge Emperor Kokaku Returning to the Capital over the Sanjo Bridge Tosa Mitsusada Japanese Edo period, late 18th–early 19th century Japan One of a pair of six-panel folding screens: ink, color, and gold on paper x 384 cm (69 x 151 3/16 in.) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: Fenollosa-Weld Collection Tosa School

Waves at MatsushimaWaves at Matsushima, Ogata Korin Edo period, 18th century Japan Six-panel folding screen; ink, color, and gold on paper x cm (59 1/8 x /16 in.) (height x width) Kajima Volume 1: Chapter 8, pg. 140: no. 7 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: Fenollosa-Weld Collection Rinpa School

Chinese landscapeChinese landscape, Ikeno Taiga. ( ).168.0x372.0 each. Edo Period, 18th century. National Treasure. A10430 Gift of Mr. Dan Ino. Bunjinga literati