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Figures under a Tree

樹下人物図
Figures under a Tree (樹下人物図)
PLATE IImage: Tokyo National Museum, via ColBase — CC BY 4.0
At a glance — Painting · Nara period · held by Tokyo National Museum · designated Important Cultural Property of Japan.

Fact Sheet

Designation
Important Cultural Property (重要文化財)
Category
Paintings
Date
716
Location
Ueno, Tokyo
Catalogue ID
cobas-178816

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This painting is thought to have been used to decorate the interior of a tomb. Made by pasting thick sheets of paper together, six of these paintings would have been set up like a folding screen.

— Museum description: Tokyo National Museum (CC BY 4.0), via ColBase / Japan Search.

Record & Sources

Cite this page: “Figures under a Tree（樹下人物図）.” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-178816. Tokyo National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/figures-under-a-tree/ — entry last verified 1 November 2026.
Full record data (as published in the official catalogue record)
  • Genre: Asian Painting
  • Material: Color on paper
  • Cultural property designation: Important Cultural Property
  • 員数: 1面
  • 分類: 東洋絵画
  • 品質形状: 紙本着色
  • 法量: 140.0×56.0／29.0×450.9 ※下記備考欄参照

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