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Warrior on Horseback

騎馬武者像

At a glance — Painting · Nanbokuchō period, 14th 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: Nanbokuchō period, 14th century
Date: 1301–1400
Dimensions: Height99.9cmWidth53.2cm
Held by: Kyoto National Museum
Location: Higashiyama, Kyoto
Catalogue ID: cobas-5293

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The warrior in this portrait has traditionally been identified as the first Muromachi shogun Ashikaga Takauji (1305–1358). Today, this identity is under debate. The upper part of the painting bears a cipher (kaō) by the second shogun Ashikaga Yoshiakira (1330–1367), indicating that it once belonged to his collection.

— 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-5293 (permanent)
Official record: Japan Search — jpsearch.go.jp/item/cobas-5293
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: “Warrior on Horseback（騎馬武者像）.” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-5293. Kyoto National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/warrior-on-horseback/ — entry last verified 1 November 2026.

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

Genre: Painting
Category: Paintings, sketches, and prints:Japan:Yamato-e
Cultural property designation: Important Cultural Property
Size: Height99.9cmWidth53.2cm
員数: 1幅
分類: 絵画
種別: 絵画:日本:やまと絵
法量: 縦99.9cm:横53.2cm

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