19. The Tengaku Room

The Murasame Room

The Murasame or Passing shower room opens on three sides to permit maximum enjoyment of the garden. The name derives from the wall screen, painted by Sanraku Kano, representing a pine grove during a passing shower.

In the transom are set paper cards bearing the "Hundred Poems by a Hundred Poets", written by members of the Imperial family and other court nobles.

An interesting detail on the veranda -- a wooden post sculptured in the form of an umbrella -- is evidence of the elaborate care with which the "Passing-shower" room and the other buildings were built.

20. The Murasame Room