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Cockerel and Bamboo

竹鶏図
Cockerel and Bamboo (竹鶏図)
PLATE IImage: Tokyo National Museum, via ColBase — CC BY 4.0
At a glance — Painting · Kamakura period, 13th century · held by Tokyo National Museum · designated Important Cultural Property of Japan.

Fact Sheet

Designation
Important Cultural Property (重要文化財)
Category
Paintings
Date
1201–1300
Location
Ueno, Tokyo
Catalogue ID
cobas-142068

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According to the inscription, this sharp-eyed hen possesses the five virtues of penmanship, swordmanship, valor, benevolence, and trust. His lurking by the bamboo before dawn is like an enlightened Zen monk.

— Museum description: Tokyo National Museum (CC BY 4.0), via ColBase / Japan Search.

Record & Sources

Cite this page: “Cockerel and Bamboo（竹鶏図）.” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-142068. Tokyo National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/cockerel-and-bamboo/ — entry last verified 1 November 2026.
Full record data (as published in the official catalogue record)
  • Genre: Asian Painting
  • Material: Ink and light color on silk
  • Cultural property designation: Important Cultural Property
  • 員数: 1幅
  • 分類: 東洋絵画
  • 品質形状: 絹本墨画淡彩
  • 銘文等: 意在五更初幽々潜五徳瞻顧候明時東方有精色 蘿窓 ; 蘿窓
  • 法量: 96.3×42.4

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