Kano Nagatoku's "The Cypress Screen" (left) - Tokyo National Museum

It is one of the representative works of the famous Japanese painter Nagatoku Kano during the Momoyama period, known for its magnificent obstacle screen painting style. Created in the late 16th century, it is an outstanding representative of art from the Azuchi Momoyama period in Japan. The background of the painting is almost covered with gold foil, highlighting the vigorous branches of the cypress tree. Kano Nagatoku inherited the painting style of his grandfather Kano Motonobu, blending ink paintings from China with colorful paintings from Japan, creating a powerful yet magnificent painting style that was deeply loved by military commanders at that time., Currently housed in the National Museum of Tokyo, it is an indispensable and valuable resource for studying the history of Japanese painting.