Known as Landscape, this picture is an ink painting by Sesshu, one of the representative artists of fifteenth century Japan. In fact, the picture fills only the bottom part of the scroll.

Because so much is left “unsaid,” paintings with an element of yugen test both the painter ’ s skill and the viewer ’ s observational capacity; both are coaxed to “ [negate] the self” and become ...

Highlights include the National Treasure "Japanese Cypress Painting on Folding Screen" and "Lion Portrait on Folding Screen" by Kano Eitoku (1543-90), one of the leading artists of the Kano school.