Scene from The Illustrated Legends of Jin'ōji Temple

A section of a handscroll shows a long covered wooden corridor or bridge supported on posts, with a pine tree in green and a bare tree in front. Small rocks, grassy mounds and a pale river edge the scene. Ink and color on paper.

Artist

Unknown

Date

14th century

Medium

Section of a handscroll; ink and color on paper

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

2000 × 894 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Harry G. C. Packard Collection of Asian Art, Gift of Harry G. C. Packard, and Purchase, Fletcher, Rogers, Harris Brisbane Dick, and Louis V. Bell Funds, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, and The Annenberg Fund Inc. Gift, 1975