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During the Warring States period, the samurai warlord Tokugawa Ieyasu (1542–1616) defeated his rivals and was appointed shogun, the military ruler of Japan. This painting depicts Ieyasu as a god dressed in ceremonial court robes. Below him sits the Buddhist monk Tenkai, who encouraged the people to worship Ieyasu as a god after his death.
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ColBase
"ColBase: Integrated Collections Database of the National Institutes for Cultural Heritage, Japan" is a service that enables a multi-database search of the collections in the four national museums (To...
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National Institutes for Cultural Heritage
The National Institutes for Cultural Heritage (NICH) comprise four National Museums (Tokyo National Museum, Kyoto National Museum, Nara National Museum, and Kyushu National Museum) and two National Research Institutes for Cultural Properties (Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, and Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties), as well as the International Research Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region (IRCI) in Sakai City, for a total of seven institutions.
Last updated
July 20, 2026