Home›Sources›Izanami and Izanagi Create the First Japanese Isles, File Record (Wikimedia Commons, MFA Boston)SourcesIzanami and Izanagi Create the First Japanese Isles, File Record (Wikimedia Commons, MFA Boston)sourceCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Izanami and Izanagi Create the First Japanese Isles, File Record (Wikimedia Commons, MFA Boston)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/izanami-izanagi-mfa-wikimedia.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Izanami and Izanagi Create the First Japanese Isles, File Record (Wikimedia Commons, MFA Boston). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/izanami-izanagi-mfa-wikimediaCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-izanami-and-izanagi-create-the-first-jap, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Izanami and Izanagi Create the First Japanese Isles, File Record (Wikimedia Commons, MFA Boston)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/izanami-izanagi-mfa-wikimedia}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXThe Wikimedia Commons file record for Kobayashi Eitaku's Meiji-era painting, held by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, describing the two deities stirring the primordial waters with the sacred spear Ame-no-Nuboko to form the Japanese islands.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsClaims Backed By This Source (16 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsCitationPublisherWell-attestedWikimedia Commons, crediting the Museum of Fine Arts, BostonURLWell-attestedhttps://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Izanami_and_Izanagi_create_the_1st_Japanese_isles,_Kobayashi_Eitaku_MFA_1880s.jpgSource TypeWell-attestedreference-databaseAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested2Tier two: a public domain media file record crediting the holding museum directly, used here to independently corroborate the painting's subject, date and institutional custody.Cross-Tradition ConnectionsAssociated WithBoston, Cities Well-attested This source names Boston directly: "held by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, describing the two deities stirring the primordial waters with the sacred spear Ame-no-Nuboko to form the Japanese islands."Source Izanami and Izanagi Create the First Japanese Isles, File Record (Wikimedia Commons, MFA Boston)tier 2Claims Backed By This Source (16 claims)This source backs 16 claims across the atlas. As facts: 11 well-attested. As cited relationships: 4 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicSacred Art & Iconography, 10 claims: 6 well-attested, 3 holds, 1 general references.Sources, 6 claims: 5 well-attested, 1 holds.Well-attested11Sacred Art & IconographyIzanami and Izanagi Creating the Japanese Islands (Kobayashi Eitaku, MFA Boston)SourcesIzanami and Izanagi Create the First Japanese Isles, File Record (Wikimedia Commons, MFA Boston)Holds4Sacred Art & IconographyIzanami and Izanagi Creating the Japanese Islands (Kobayashi Eitaku, MFA Boston)SourcesIzanami and Izanagi Create the First Japanese Isles, File Record (Wikimedia Commons, MFA Boston)General References1Sacred Art & IconographyIzanami and Izanagi Creating the Japanese Islands (Kobayashi Eitaku, MFA Boston)Comments (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