1. Art & Japanese Court Life The Heian Period 794-1185

2. Presentation of A Prince Late 16 th or early 17 th century, six-fold screen, ink, gold and color on paper The Thoms Collection, Given by Mrs. Murat H. Davidson

3. Art & Japanese Court Life The Heian Period 794-1185

4. Art & Japanese Court Life Origins of the Imperial Family

5. Amaterasu by Hoen (Taira) Yoshiteru, active late 19 th century, hanging scroll, ink and color on silk Gift of Jeanann Gray Dunlap

6. Amaterasu (detail) by Hoen (Taira) Yoshiteru

8. Pair of Fan-Decorated Six-Fold Screens, Fan 18, Early 17 th century, ink, gold and color on paper, Gift of Mrs. Robert McKay

9. Art & Japanese Court Life The World of Heiankyo

10. Plan of Heiankyo (Kyoto as originally laid out), 794

11. Scenes from the Tale of Genji Late 17 th century, right screen, pair of eight-fold screens, Ink, color and gold on paper Museum Purchase, the Edwin and Virginia Irwin Memorial

12. Scenes from the Tale of Genji detail, right screen

14. Buddhist Pocket Shrine 17th century, wood, lacquer Gift of Mrs. Robert McKay

15. Sutra 1185, handscroll, gold and silver on indigo paper, John J. Emery fund

16. Sutra Heian Period, 1185, Handscroll, gold and silver on paper, John J. Emery Fund

17. Pair of Fan-Decorated Six-Fold Screens Fan 5, early 17 th century, ink, gold and color on paper, Gift of Mrs. Robert McKay

18. Art & Japanese Court Life The Public Life of a Courtier

19. Presentation of A Prince Late 16 th or early 17 th century, six-fold screen, ink, gold and color on paper The Thoms Collection, Given by Mrs. Murat H. Davidson

20. Presentation of A Prince Late 16 th or early 17 th century, detail

21. Presentation of A Prince Late 16 th or early 17 th century, details

22. Tale of Genji: Autumn Outing Details, 17 th century, Album leaf, ink and color on paper, Gift of Sondra Milner-Henderson

23. Plate (Portrait of Ariwara no Narihira), 19 th century, Silver and other alloys, Lent by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hinkle

24. Plate (Portrait of Ariwara no Narihira)

25. Fan c. 1835-45, Ivory, Gift of Mrs. Murat Halstead Davidson

26. Fan detail, cranes and flowers

27. Animal Story Scroll by Ogawa Haritsu, (1663-1747), handscroll, ink, color and gold on paper, Gift of Robert F. Blum Estate

28. Animal Story Scroll details, poetry competition

29. Portrait of Kakinomoto no Hitomaru, by Tosa Mitsushige, late 14 th century, Hanging scroll, ink and color on silk, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John J. Emery

30. Portrait of Kakinomoto no Hitomaru, details

31. Writing Box 19 th century, lacquer, Museum Purchase

32. Writing Box Detail

33. Vase Kutani Ware (Ogura Hyakunin Isshu) late 19 th century, ceramic Gift of I. Arthur and Betty Jane Michaelson

34. Vase Details, (One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets)

35. Animal Story Scroll by Ogawa Haritsu (1663-1747) Handscroll, ink, color and gold on paper Gift of Robert F. Blum Estate

36. Animal Story Scroll Detail

37. Model of an Ox Cart 19 th century, lacquer, Gift of Mrs. Etsu Inagaki Sugimoto

38. Model of an Ox Cart Detail

39. Ox Carts Late 17 th century, pair of six-fold screens, ink, color and gold on paper, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John J. Emery

40. Ox Carts Details, courtiers

41. Ox Carts Details, heraldic crest

42. Scenes from The Tale of Genji Late 17 th century, pair of eight-fold screens, Ink, color and gold on paper The Edwin and Virginia Irwin Memorial Fund

43. Scenes from The Tale of Genji Detail, kemari, soccer-like game

44. Scenes from The Tale of Genji Late 17 th century, left screen, pair of eight-fold screens, ink, color and gold on paper Museum Purchase, Edwin and Virginia Irwin Memorial

45. Scenes from The Tale of Genji Detail, informal banquet

46. Scenes from The Tale of Genji Detail, Prince Genji dancing

48. Koto Late 19 th century or earlier, wood, lacquer, ivory and gold Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Hinkle

49. Koto Detail

50. Art & Japanese Court Life The Private Life of a Courtier

51. The Tale of Genji, Autumn Outing 17 th century, album leaf, ink and color on paper, Gift of Sondra Milne-Henderson

52. The Tale of Genji, Autumn Outing Detail

53. Plate (Eight Views of Lake Biwa) Mid-19 th century, ceramic, Gift of the Martin Family in memory of Colonel Robert J. Martin

54. Plate Detail, The Autumn Moon at Twilight

55. Plate Detail, The Evening Bell at the Close of Day

56. Fan-Decorated Screens Early 17 th century, pair of six-fold screens, ink, color and gold on paper Gift of Mrs. Robert McKay

57. Fan 2, Tales of Ise, Chapter 50 The Bird's Child

59. Fan 1, Tale of Genji, Chapter 39 Evening Mist