Descent of the nine luminaries and the seven stars of Kasuga

Unknown (Japanese)

Item type:

painting

Date of creation:

13th century

Height:

106.0 cm  (41 3/4 in.)

Width:

42.0 cm  (16 9/16 in.)

Technique / Medium:

ink and color on silk

Place of creation:

Nihon [Japan] (日本国)

Description

This medieval religious painting shows celestial beings descending from the heavens into the Kasuga Shrine, a major religious site in Japan's ancient capital, Nara. A woman towards the bottom of the painting is seen playing the biwa.

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Biwa [3325]

RIdIM images

Image URLs

image link 1

RIdIM record id

5152