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White Herons in Lotus Pond

蓮池白鷺図

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
Held by: Kyoto National Museum
Location: Higashiyama, Kyoto
Catalogue ID: cobas-5498

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White Herons in Lotus Pond is a painting of Nanbokuchō period, 14th century (1301–1400), held by the Kyoto National Museum and designated a Important Cultural Property (重要文化財) of Japan. The facts below are transcribed from the official catalogue record; this entry carries no museum description in English.

Record & Sources

Designation: Important Cultural Property (重要文化財), Government of Japan
Catalogue ID: cobas-5498 (permanent)
Official record: Japan Search — jpsearch.go.jp/item/cobas-5498
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: “White Herons in Lotus Pond（蓮池白鷺図）.” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-5498. Kyoto National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/white-herons-in-lotus-pond/ — entry last verified 1 November 2026.

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

Category: Paintings, sketches, and prints:China:Flowers and plants
Genre: Painting
Cultural property designation: Important Cultural Property
員数: 2幅
分類: 絵画
種別: 絵画:中国:花木

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