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The Four Accomplishments (Zither, Chess, Calligraphy, and Painting)

琴棋書画図襖
The Four Accomplishments (Zither, Chess, Calligraphy, and Painting) (琴棋書画図襖)
PLATE IImage: Kyoto National Museum, via ColBase — CC BY 4.0
At a glance — Painting · Muromachi period · held by Kyoto National Museum · designated Important Cultural Property of Japan.

Fact Sheet

Designation
Important Cultural Property (重要文化財)
Category
Paintings
Date
1401–1600
Catalogue ID
cobas-4603

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The work depicts the Four Accomplishments (zither, chess, calligraphy and painting) of the cultured literati and counts among the oldest of Yōtoku-in’s sliding door paintings. The motifs of flowering plum blossoms, pine trees, and snowy mountains appear to indicate the changing aspects of the four seasons.

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

Record & Sources

Cite this page: “The Four Accomplishments (Zither, Chess, Calligraphy, and Painting)（琴棋書画図襖）.” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-4603. Kyoto National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/the-four-accomplishments-zither-chess-calligraphy-and-painting/ — 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: 8面
  • 分類: 絵画
  • 種別: 絵画:日本:中世水墨画

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