Portrait of Fujiwara Kamatari｜Nara National Museum

Portrait of Fujiwara Kamatari

Hanging scroll; ink and colors on silk
H 105.5, W 41.2
Muromachi period　16th century
Eishō 10　1515

D046982

D046982
2007/01/11

D046984
2007/01/11

D046986
2007/01/11

修理前

D024141
2000/04/19

修理前

D024143
2000/04/19

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D003867
1992/08/06

A029176
2007/01/11

A029178
2007/01/11

A029180
2007/01/11

修理前

A026275
2000/04/19

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A026276
2000/04/19

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A024268
1992/08/06

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A020676
1987/12/10

This painting was used to offer reverence to Fujiwara no Kamatari (Nakatomi; 614–669), the patriarch of the powerful Fujiwara clan whom his descendants treated as a deity. His son, Fujiwara no Fuhito (659–720), the founder of Kōfukuji Temple, is on the left in black. His other son, the priest Jōe (643–665), is on the right. The painting is thought to come from Tanzan Jinja Shrine in Nara, where Kamatari is enshrined.

KITAZAWA NatsukiEnglish by Mary Lewine
Buddhist Art Paradise: Jewels of the Nara National Museum. Nara National Museum, 2021.7, p.335, no.176.

Accession Number	683-0
Category	Paintings
Bibliography	Buddhist Art Paradise: Jewels of the Nara National Museum. Nara National Museum, 2021.7, 354p. Shinto Gods and Buddhist deities: syncretic faith in Japanese art. Nara National Museum, 2007, 333p. (Japanese) Illustrated Catalogue of the Collection of the Nara National Museum: Buddhist Painting. Nara National Museum, 2002, 169p. (Japanese)