Landscape

山水図襖

At a glance — Painting · Muromachi period, 15th century · held by Kyoto National Museum · designated Important Cultural Property of Japan.

Fact Sheet

Designation: Important Cultural Property (重要文化財)
Category: Paintings
Period: Muromachi period, 15th century
Date: 1401–1500
Dimensions: (Each) Height169.3cm:Width115.7cm
Held by: Kyoto National Museum
Location: Higashiyama, Kyoto
Catalogue ID: cobas-4604

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Landscapes count among the oldest of Yōtoku-in’s extant sliding door paintings. According to temple records, Sōkei, a painter-in-attendance to the bakufu, executed four panels (Wild Geese and Reeds) in the mode of Muqi and six paper sliding doors in the mode of Xia Gui. The four panels on display are thought come from the set in the Xia Gui mode.

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

Record & Sources

Designation: Important Cultural Property (重要文化財), Government of Japan
Catalogue ID: cobas-4604 (permanent)
Official record: Japan Search — jpsearch.go.jp/item/cobas-4604
Holder's collection: ColBase — Kyoto National Museum
Photograph: Kyoto National Museum, via ColBase — CC BY 4.0. CC BY 4.0 licence

Cite this page: “Landscape（山水図襖）.” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-4604. Kyoto National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/landscape-4604/ — entry last verified 1 November 2026.

Full record data (as published in the official catalogue record)

Category: Paintings, sketches, and prints:Japan:Medieval ink paintings
Genre: Painting
Cultural property designation: Important Cultural Property
Size: (Each) Height169.3cm:Width115.7cm
員数: 4面
分類: 絵画
種別: 絵画:日本:中世水墨画
法量: 各縦169.3cm:横115.7cm

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