PaintingsJapanese15th century

Birds and Lotus

Muromachi period, 15th century

Artists

YōgetsuArtist

Classification

Paintings

Medium

Hanging scroll; ink on paper

Culture

Japanese

Period

Muromachi period, 1392-1568

Century

15th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

image only: 95.7 x 34.2 cm (37 11/16 x 13 7/16 in.) display dimensions: 170.3 x 44 cm (67 1/16 x 17 5/16 in.)

Related Artworks

Paintings

Standing Fudō Myō-ō with Attendants

Unknown Artist, Muromachi period, 15th century

Hanging scroll mounted under glass; ink, color and gold on paper

15th centuryJapanese

Paintings

Illustrated History of the Yūzū nenbutsu Sect (Yūzū nenbutsu engi), Vol. II

Monk Musashi Hōgen, Muromachi period, dated 1471

One of a pair of handscrolls; ink, color and gold on paper

15th centuryJapanese

Paintings

Brahmâ (Bonten) Deva of the Sky with Attendant, One of a Pair of Shrine Doors Depicting Brahmâ and Indra (Taishakuten), Two of the Twelve Deva Kings (Jūniten) with Attendants

Unknown Artist, Muromachi period, 15th century

Wood with polychromy and gold pigment over black lacquer

15th centuryJapanese

Paintings

Indra (Taishakuten) Deva of the East with Attendant, One of a Pair of Shrine Doors Depicting Brahmâ (Bonten) and Indra, Two of the Twelve Deva Kings (Jūniten) with Attendants

Unknown Artist, Muromachi period, 15th century

Wood with polychromy and gold pigment over black lacquer

15th centuryJapanese

Paintings

Bodhisattva Manjusri with Five Chignons (Gokei Monju) Seated on a Lion

Unknown Artist, Kamakura to early Muromachi period, circa late 14th-15th century

Hanging scroll painting cut-down and framed under glass; ink, color and gold on silk

14th-15th centuryJapanese

Paintings

Illustrated Poems from the "Tale of Genji" (Genji monogatari), Akashi (Chapter 13)

Kōtō Naiji, 14th-16th century

Handscroll; ink on paper

14th-16th centuryJapanese

Paintings

Illustrated History of the Yūzū nenbutsu Sect (Yūzū nenbutsu engi), Vol. I

Monk Musashi Hōgen, Muromachi period, dated 1471

One of a pair of handscrolls; ink, color and gold on paper

15th centuryJapanese

Paintings

Birds and Lotus

Yōgetsu, Muromachi period, 15th century

Hanging scroll; ink on paper

15th centuryJapanese

Paintings

Tale of the Rat (Nezumi zōshi emaki)

Tosa Mitsunobu, Muromachi period, circa 1469

Handscroll; ink, color, and gold on paper

15th centuryJapanese

Paintings

Seitaka Dōji: one of the Eight Acolytes of Fudō Myōō)

Myotaku, 15th century

Hanging scroll; ink, light color and gold on silk

15th centuryJapanese

Paintings

Pair of Narrative Handscrolls: Illustrated History of the Yūzū nenbutsu Sect (Yūzū nenbutsu engi)

Monk Musashi Hōgen, Muromachi period, dated 1471

Pair of handscrolls: ink, color and gold on paper

15th centuryJapanese

Paintings

Welcoming Descent of Amitābha

Unknown Artist, Muromachi period, 15th century

Hanging scroll; ink, color, gold pigment and cut gold-leaf (kirikane) on silk

15th centuryJapanese