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Ema of Empress Jingu and the Future Emperor Ojin (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1985.396.2)

Japanese Shinto Art

A votive ema painting, titled "Ema of Empress Jingu, Her Minister Takenouchi no Sukune, and an Infant (the Future Emperor Ojin)," by Nagano Yasunosuke, 1898. The painting shows Empress Jingu and her minister with the infant identified in the title as the future Emperor Ojin, drawn from the legendary account of her regency and campaign while carrying him. Held today by the Metropolitan Museum of Art under accession 1985.396.2.

Facts
Physical Form
Medium
Ink and color on cryptomeria (sugi) wood, Nagano Yasunosuke, Japanese, 1898, Metropolitan Museum of Art 1985.396.2 1
Classification
Object Type
Painting 1
Medium (class)
Painting (general) 1
Connections

Belongs to Tradition

Shinto, Religions
Source Ema of Empress Jingu, Her Minister Takenouchi no Sukune, and an Infant (the Future Emperor Ojin), accession 1985.396.2 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

Depicts

Emperor Ojin, Figures

The Met's own title for this votive painting names the infant depicted in the scene, in parentheses, as the future Emperor Ojin, a direct identification rather than a bare thematic tag.

Source Ema of Empress Jingu, Her Minister Takenouchi no Sukune, and an Infant (the Future Emperor Ojin), accession 1985.396.2 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

Originated In

Japan, Regions
Source Ema of Empress Jingu, Her Minister Takenouchi no Sukune, and an Infant (the Future Emperor Ojin), accession 1985.396.2 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Sources
1. Ema of Empress Jingu, Her Minister Takenouchi no Sukune, and an Infant (the Future Emperor Ojin), accession 1985.396.2 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Metropolitan Museum of Art
  • accession 1985.396.2
  • catalogue record, medium/object-type description
    A votive ema painting, titled "Ema of Empress Jingu, Her Minister Takenouchi no Sukune, and an Infant (the Future Emperor Ojin)," by Nagano Yasunosuke, 1898.
  • Originated In: Japan, Object record: Culture
    Culture: Japan
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Empress Jingu (Wikipedia)
In Group: Hachiman and the Legend of Empress Jingu, the Metropolitan Museum of Art accession record identifies the ema's subjects as Empress Jingu, her minister and the infant future Emperor OjinView the Source
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