Qin Gao and Other Immortals

琴高仙人・群仙図

At a glance — Painting · Muromachi period, 16th century · held by Kyoto National Museum · designated Important Cultural Property of Japan · Sesson Shukei.

Fact Sheet

Designation: Important Cultural Property (重要文化財)
Category: Paintings
Period: Muromachi period, 16th century
Date: 1501–1600
Creator: Sesson Shukei (雪村周継、雪村)
Held by: Kyoto National Museum
Location: Higashiyama, Kyoto
Catalogue ID: cobas-5606

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Sesson Shukei was a Zen priest who worked in the Kanto district in the late Muromachi Period. According to Setsumonteishi, his essay on paintings, he modeled himself after Sesshu. However, his painting style is pleasant with rhythmical strokes, while Sesshu's works tend to be static and precisely planned. The unique expressions on the faces of the hermits, one of his favorite subjects, and the variation of ink shades and subtle coloring in this work are outstanding. This painting suggests the pre-modern painting styles to come in the Edo Period.

— Museum description: Kyoto 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-5606 (permanent)
Official record: Japan Search — jpsearch.go.jp/item/cobas-5606
Holder's collection: ColBase — Kyoto National Museum
Photograph: Kyoto National Museum, via ColBase — CC BY 4.0. CC BY 4.0 licence

Cite this page: “Qin Gao and Other Immortals（琴高仙人・群仙図）.” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-5606. Kyoto National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/qin-gao-and-other-immortals/ — entry last verified 1 November 2026.

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

Category: Paintings, sketches, and prints:Japan:Medieval ink paintings
Genre: Painting
Cultural property designation: Important Cultural Property
員数: 3幅
分類: 絵画
種別: 絵画:日本:中世水墨画
銘文等: 「継雪村鄙作」（中幅）・「雪村」（鼎印）「周継」（朱文方印）「雪村」（白文方印）

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