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The Monk Genpin from Portraits of Thirty-Six Immortal Buddhist Poets

釈教三十六歌仙絵 玄賓僧都
The Monk Genpin from Portraits of Thirty-Six Immortal Buddhist Poets (釈教三十六歌仙絵 玄賓僧都)
PLATE IImage: Tokyo National Museum, via ColBase — CC BY 4.0
At a glance — Painting · Nanbokuchō 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
1347
Location
Ueno, Tokyo
Catalogue ID
cobas-47480

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All the poets in this scroll are also Buddhist priests.

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

Record & Sources

Cite this page: “The Monk Genpin from Portraits of Thirty-Six Immortal Buddhist Poets（釈教三十六歌仙絵 玄賓僧都）.” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-47480. Tokyo National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/the-monk-genpin-from-portraits-of-thirty-six-immortal-buddhist-poets/ — entry last verified 1 November 2026.
Full record data (as published in the official catalogue record)
  • Genre: Painting
  • Category: Paintings, sketches, and prints:Japan:Yamato-e
  • Material: Light color on paper
  • Cultural property designation: Important Cultural Property
  • 員数: 1幅
  • 分類: 絵画
  • 品質形状: 紙本淡彩
  • 種別: 絵画:日本:やまと絵
  • 法量: 28.9x17.8

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