Painting of a large Japanese temple hall with a tiled roof under gold clouds and a night sky, with small robed figures gathered in the courtyard below.

The Daibutsuden, Hoko-ji, Kyoto

A large temple hall with a dark tiled roof and red-lacquered pillars stands beneath gold clouds and a dark night sky, with a white bird in flight above. Small robed figures gather on the wooden platform and courtyard below, rendered in fine color and gold on paper.

Artist: Unknown
Date: 17th century?
Medium: Color, gold, and silver on paper
Source: Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)
Size: 1343 × 2240 px

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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1710).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Asian Art

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