The Tale of Shuten Doji May 21, 2009

This exhibition explores modes of visual narration through the museums' exceptional collection of works that illustrate tales surrounding the demon Shuten Doji. Presented together for the first time are two sets of handscrolls, a pair of screens, sketches for a set of fan paintings by Kawanabe Kyosai (1831-1889) and book illustrations by renowned Japanese painter Hokusai (1760-1849) and other artists.