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Photograph of Pine Trees Screens

Pine Trees Screens

松林図屏風

National TreasurePair of six-panel folding screens — Momoyama period

National Treasure

Pine Trees Screens

松林図屏風

Type
Pair of six-panel folding screens
Period and date
Momoyama period, c. 1595
Artist
Hasegawa Tōhaku
Material
Ink on paper
Collection:
Tokyo National Museum

03 — Overview

Hasegawa Tōhaku's pine grove painted in ink on paper — often said to be the work that made Japanese ink painting stand on its own. Momoyama period, around 1595. A National Treasure in the Tokyo National Museum.

04 — Object data

Designation
National TreasureSource ↗
Type
Pair of six-panel folding screens
Category
Painting
Artist
Hasegawa Tōhaku
Period
Momoyama period
Date
c. 1595
Material
Ink on paper
Dimensions
各 156.8 × 356.0 cm（本紙）
Collection
Tokyo National Museum ↗
05 — Detail · Pine Trees / right hand screen · By Hasegawa Tōhaku · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

10 — Gallery

11 — Maker

長谷川等伯

Hasegawa Tōhaku

1539–1610 — Painter

12 — Collection

Tokyo National Museum

Official website ↗

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雪松図屏風

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洛中洛外図屏風（上杉本）

Folding screens — Momoyama· National Treasure

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風神雷神図屏風

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Photograph of Irises Screens

Irises Screens

燕子花図屏風

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14 — Sources & references

  1. [1]
    松林図屏風

    文化庁 国指定文化財等データベース · Government · Supports: Designation, Name

  2. [2]
    http://www.tnm.jp/modules/r_collection/index.php?controller=dtl&colid=A10471

    Museum · Museum · Supports: Collection, Description

  3. [3]
    Wikidata Q11531476

    Wikidata · Database · Supports: Name, Date, Maker, Collection · Accessed 2026-09-25

  4. [4]
    松林図屏風

    Wikipedia（日本語版） · Encyclopedia · Supports: Description · Accessed 2026-09-25

  5. [5]
    Shōrin-zu byōbu

    Wikipedia (English) · Encyclopedia · Supports: Description · Accessed 2026-09-25

  6. [6]
    File:Hasegawa Tohaku - Pine Trees (Shōrin-zu byōbu) - right hand screen.jpg

    Wikimedia Commons · Image host

  7. [7]
    File:Bois de pins, détail d'un paravent par Hasegawa Tōhaku.jpg

    Wikimedia Commons · Image host

  8. [8]
    File:Hasegawa Tohaku, Pine Trees - low resolution.jpg

    Wikimedia Commons · Image host

  9. [9]
    File:Hasegawa Touhaku - Pine Trees - Google Art Project.jpg

    Wikimedia Commons · Image host

15 — Image credits

  1. Pine Trees / right hand screen

    Creator / Photographer
    Hasegawa Tōhaku
    Source
    Wikimedia Commons — File:Hasegawa Tohaku - Pine Trees (Shōrin-zu byōbu) - right hand screen.jpg ↗
    Credit
    Emuseum
    Licence
    Public domain

  2. Pine woodlabel QS:Lfr,"Bois de pins"

    Creator / Photographer
    Hasegawa Tōhaku
    Source
    Wikimedia Commons — File:Bois de pins, détail d'un paravent par Hasegawa Tōhaku.jpg ↗
    Credit
    Terukazu, Akiyama (1961) Albert Skira, ed. (in French) La peinture japonaise - Les trésors de l'Asie, Geneva, pp. 217−128
    Licence
    Public domain

  3. 松林図・左隻 (Pine Trees / left hand screen)

    Creator / Photographer
    Hasegawa Tōhaku
    Source
    Wikimedia Commons — File:Hasegawa Tohaku, Pine Trees - low resolution.jpg ↗
    Credit
    Emuseum
    Licence
    Public domain

  4. 松林図屏風

    Creator / Photographer
    Hasegawa Touhaku (1539 - 1610) – Creator Details on Google Art Project
    Source
    Wikimedia Commons — File:Hasegawa Touhaku - Pine Trees - Google Art Project.jpg ↗
    Credit
    HgFQR4hgzPorXg at Google Cultural Institute maximum zoom level
    Licence
    Public domain
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