Home›Sacred Objects, Dress & Symbols›Sacred Art & Iconography›"The God Izanagi and Goddess Izanami" (Nishikawa Sukenobu, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2015.300.115)Sacred Art & Iconography"The God Izanagi and Goddess Izanami" (Nishikawa Sukenobu, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2015.300.115)Hanging scroll by Nishikawa Sukenobu, Edo period, 18th century, Metropolitan Museum of Art 2015.300.115Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. ""The God Izanagi and Goddess Izanami" (Nishikawa Sukenobu, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2015.300.115)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/sacred-art-iconography/izanagi-izanami-scroll-met-2015-300-115.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). "The God Izanagi and Goddess Izanami" (Nishikawa Sukenobu, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2015.300.115). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/sacred-art-iconography/izanagi-izanami-scroll-met-2015-300-115Copy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-the-god-izanagi-and-goddess-izanami-nish, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {"The God Izanagi and Goddess Izanami" (Nishikawa Sukenobu, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2015.300.115)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/sacred-art-iconography/izanagi-izanami-scroll-met-2015-300-115}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXScriptural and Theological TraditionVerifiedA hanging scroll, ink and color on paper, by Nishikawa Sukenobu (Japanese, 1671 to 1750), Edo period, 18th century, 1700 to 1750, showing the god Izanagi and the goddess Izanami, the primal creator pair of Shinto myth. The Metropolitan Museum's own title names both figures outright. Held today by the Metropolitan Museum of Art under accession 2015.300.115, Asian Art department, Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation, 2015.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsSubject MatterDevotional FunctionWell-attestedIzanagi and Izanami's own mythic courtship around the heavenly pillar, the model the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki give for how the pair became husband and wife before creating the land, made images of the couple a natural choice for marriage-related commissions and gifts; a hanging scroll of this subject, displayed in the alcove of a home, would have carried an auspicious blessing on marital union rather than functioning as an object of temple cult. 1Cross-Tradition ConnectionsAssociated WithIzanagi, Deities Well-attested This source names Izanagi directly: "century, 1700 to 1750, showing the god Izanagi and the goddess Izanami, the primal creator pair of Shinto myth."Source "The God Izanagi and Goddess Izanami," accession 2015.300.115 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)tier 1Izanami, Deities Well-attested This source names Izanami directly: "the god Izanagi and the goddess Izanami, the primal creator pair of Shinto myth."Source "The God Izanagi and Goddess Izanami," accession 2015.300.115 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)tier 1Belongs to TraditionShinto, Religions Well-attested Source "The God Izanagi and Goddess Izanami," accession 2015.300.115 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)tier 1DepictsIzanagi, Figures Well-attested The Metropolitan Museum's own title, "The God Izanagi and Goddess Izanami," names Izanagi outright, with a named artist attribution to Nishikawa Sukenobu.Source "The God Izanagi and Goddess Izanami," accession 2015.300.115 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)tier 1Izanami, Figures Well-attested The Metropolitan Museum's own title, "The God Izanagi and Goddess Izanami," names Izanami outright, alongside Izanagi, with a named artist attribution to Nishikawa Sukenobu.Source "The God Izanagi and Goddess Izanami," accession 2015.300.115 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)tier 1Sources1. "The God Izanagi and Goddess Izanami," accession 2015.300.115 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)tier 1Metropolitan Museum of Artaccession 2015.300.115View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year