"Fumie" (Image to trample on): Madonna of the Immaculate Conception

板踏絵無原罪の聖母

At a glance — Sculpture · Azuchi-Momoyama period · held by Tokyo National Museum · designated Important Cultural Property of Japan.

Fact Sheet

Designation: Important Cultural Property (重要文化財)
Category: Sculpture
Period: Azuchi-Momoyama period
Date: 1501–1700
Held by: Tokyo National Museum
Location: Ueno, Tokyo
Catalogue ID: cobas-58542

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The authorities used images like this one to root out hidden Christians. Those who were commanded to but refused to trample on these images were revealed as being Christian.(C-712、716、717、1004共通)

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

Record & Sources

Designation: Important Cultural Property (重要文化財), Government of Japan
Catalogue ID: cobas-58542 (permanent)
Official record: Japan Search — jpsearch.go.jp/item/cobas-58542
Holder's collection: ColBase — Tokyo National Museum
Photograph: Tokyo National Museum, via ColBase — CC BY 4.0. CC BY 4.0 licence

Cite this page: “"Fumie" (Image to trample on): Madonna of the Immaculate Conception（板踏絵無原罪の聖母）.” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-58542. Tokyo National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/fumie-image-to-trample-on-madonna-of-the-immaculate-conception/ — entry last verified 1 November 2026.

Full record data (as published in the official catalogue record)

Genre: Sculpture
Category: Historical materials:Christian-related materials
Cultural property designation: Important Cultural Property
Material: Frame: pine wood
員数: 1面
分類: 彫刻
種別: 歴史資料:キリシタン関係遺品
品質形状: 木枠松
法量: 長9.4×幅6.6

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