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Gold-ground painted panel with horizontal bands of blue water and gold clouds, showing tiny buildings, trees, and figures along pathways.

The Illustrated Life of Shinran (Shinran shōnin eden)

A panel of gold-ground painting divided into horizontal bands of blue water, gold clouds, and rooflines. Tiny figures, buildings, and trees are arranged across terraced landscapes and pathways, rendered in ink and bright mineral color on silk.

Artist
Unidentified artist
Date
17th–18th century
Medium
Set of four hanging scrolls; ink, color, and gold on silk
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size
1996 × 849 px
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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1800).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Friends of Asian Art Gifts, in honor of James C. Y. Watt, 2010

Español: La vida ilustrada de Shinran (Shinran shōnin eden)

Un panel de pintura sobre fondo dorado, dividido en franjas horizontales de agua azul, nubes doradas y líneas de techos. Pequeñas figuras, edificios y árboles se distribuyen en paisajes escalonados y senderos, pintados con tinta y color mineral sobre seda.

Português: A vida ilustrada de Shinran (Shinran shōnin eden)

Painel de pintura sobre fundo dourado, dividido em faixas horizontais de água azul, nuvens douradas e linhas de telhados. Pequenas figuras, edifícios e árvores se distribuem por paisagens em terraços e caminhos, pintados com tinta e cor mineral sobre seda.

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