Rice Farming in the Four Seasons

四季耕作図

At a glance — Painting · Edo period, 17th century · held by Kyoto National Museum · designated Important Cultural Property of Japan · Kusumi Morikage.

Fact Sheet

Designation: Important Cultural Property (重要文化財)
Category: Paintings
Period: Edo period, 17th century
Date: 1601–1700
Creator: Kusumi Morikage (久隅守景)
Dimensions: (Each) Height151cm:Width347cm
Held by: Kyoto National Museum
Location: Higashiyama, Kyoto
Catalogue ID: cobas-4771

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Various stages involved in the production of rice are represented against a backdrop of the changing seasons. Each scene is incorporated naturally into the landscape. The figures, even those not engaged in any activity, are depicted especially skillfully with vivid facial expressions.

— 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-4771 (permanent)
Official record: Japan Search — jpsearch.go.jp/item/cobas-4771
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: “Rice Farming in the Four Seasons（四季耕作図）.” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-4771. Kyoto National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/rice-farming-in-the-four-seasons/ — entry last verified 1 November 2026.

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

Genre: Painting
Category: Paintings, sketches, and prints:Japan:Early modern paintings
Cultural property designation: Important Cultural Property
Size: (Each) Height151cm:Width347cm
員数: 6曲1双
分類: 絵画
種別: 絵画:日本:近世絵画
法量: 各縦151cm:横347cm

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