Ceiling Painting Inspired by the Noh Play Hagoromo ("Robe of Heaven")
The ceiling is a French artist's interpretation of a passage from the Noh play Hagoromo, "Flower petals are dancing in the sky. I hear music. A wonderful perfume fills the air." Adopting the perspective of a viewer standing in the building's courtyard looking heavenward, the painting depicts the immediate aftermath of a heavenly maiden alighting on Earth. Plumes of fragrant smoke billow from censers painted on all four corners and the air is filled with a flurry of red and pink flowers.