April 13-May 15

Japanese poetry and painting has a long historical relationship, with paintings such as uta-e (poem pictures) pictoralizing poems and genji-e (Genji pictures) illustrating sections of Murasaki Shikibu¡¯s 11th-century ¡°The Tale of Genji.¡±

This exhibition presents a selection of visual works related to waka (Japanese poetry) and showcases the national treasure ¡°Irises Screens,¡± Ogata Korin¡¯s most renowned painting. The irises are believed to be part of the illustration of ¡°The Tales of Ise,¡± a classical narrative poem. Also on display, will be other works from the museum¡¯s collection and, on loan, a Muromachi Period (1392-1573) set of three scrolls that also illustrate ¡°The Tales of Ise.¡±

Nezu Museum; 6-5-1 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo. Omotesando Stn. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. ?1,300. Closed Mon. 03-3400-2536;