Kakemono. Five centuries of Japanese painting.

Kakemono . Five centuries of Japanese painting is the first exhibition in Italy focused on the painted hanging scrolls which are an important traditional and contemporary Japanese artform. It presents 125 kakemono as well as painted fans and decorated lacquers belonging to the Claudio Perino Collection , an important collection of works acquired by the Piedmontese collector, one of the main lenders and patrons of the Oriental Art Museum of Turin. The kakemono  are displayed in five thematic sections (flowers and birds, animals, figures, landscapes, plants and flowers) . The exhibition includes works by major Japanese artists, including Yamamoto Baiitsu, Tani Buncho, Kishi Ganku and Ogata Korin.