Most Famous

The Most Famous Artworks of Nihonga

The 60 most celebrated works of the Nihonga movement, ranked by renown across 411 works in the catalog.

A note on the ranking: "fame" here is a measure of renown, not of merit — synthesised from how widely a work is cited and held. It leans toward the Western canon and the best-digitised collections. Read it as a popular index, not a verdict.

  1. 伝海北友雪筆 『源氏物語』 絵巻|The Tale of Genji
  2. 八橋図屏風 |Irises at Yatsuhashi (Eight Bridges)
  3. 徳山玉瀾筆 牡丹に竹図|Peony and Bamboo
    徳山玉瀾筆 牡丹に竹図|Peony and Bamboo Ike (Tokuyama) Gyokuran · 1768
  4. 釈迦降魔図|Shakyamuni Subjugating Demons
    釈迦降魔図|Shakyamuni Subjugating Demons Kawanabe Kyōsai 河鍋暁斎 · 1888
  5. 曽我蕭白筆    寿老人図|The God of Good Fortune Jurōjin
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    Untitled Tani Bunchō · 1801
  7. 牡丹に孔雀図|Peacocks and Peonies
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    Untitled Isei · 1550
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    Untitled Tani Bunchō · 1816
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    Untitled Kawabata Gyokushō · 1890
  11. 山水図|Landscape
    山水図|Landscape Maejima Sōyū · 1536
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    Untitled Kawabata Gyokushō · 1890
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    Untitled Shiokawa Bunrin · 1849
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    Untitled Tani Bunchō · 1820
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    Untitled Yōgetsu · 1799
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    Untitled Kita Genki · 1674
  17. 清原雪信筆 緋連雀桜竹図|Waxwings, Cherry Blossoms, and Bamboo
  18. Landscapes
    Landscapes Ren Yu · 1896
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    Untitled Shibata Zeshin · 1882
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    Untitled Okada Beisanjin · 1782
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    Untitled Hashimoto Gahō · 1890
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    Untitled Seki Shūkō · 1892
  23. 山本梅逸筆 柳鷺図|Egrets, Peonies, and Willows
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    Untitled Yosa Buson · 1780
  25. 竹に鴉図|Crow on a Bamboo Branch
    竹に鴉図|Crow on a Bamboo Branch Kawanabe Kyōsai 河鍋暁斎 · 1887
  26. 山本梅逸筆 蓮池白鷺図|Egrets in a Lotus Pond
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    Untitled Shibata Zeshin · 1882
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    Untitled Noro Kaiseki · 1822
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    Untitled Sōami
  30. 猫に蜘蛛図|Cat Watching a Spider
  31. 三樹坡曉色图|View of the Kamo River from Sanbogi at Dawn
  32. 竹に栗鼠図|Squirrels on Bamboo and Rock
  33. 蓮生法師図|Monk Renshō Riding His Horse Backwards
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    Untitled Shibata Zeshin · 1870
  35. 伊藤若沖筆 葡萄双鶏図|Hen and Rooster with Grapevine
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    Untitled Seki Shūkō · 1892
  37. 風外慧薫筆 達磨図|Portrait of Daruma
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    Untitled Hashimoto Gahō · 1887
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    Untitled Kameda Bōsai · 1817
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    Untitled Tsubaki Chinzan · 1854
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    Untitled Shibata Zeshin · 1837
  42. 尾形乾山筆 定家詠十二ヶ月和歌 花鳥図 『拾遺愚草』 より六月|“Sixth Month” from Fujiwara no Teika’s “Birds and Flowers of the Twelve Months”
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    Untitled Sōami
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    Untitled Tani Bunchō · 1828
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    Untitled Kusumi Morikage · 1655
  46. 粟に鶉図|Quail and Millet
    粟に鶉図|Quail and Millet Kiyohara Yukinobu
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    Untitled Kawabata Gyokushō · 1890
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    Untitled Okada Beisanjin · 1817
  49. Mountain Market in Clearing Mist, from Eight Views of Xiao-Xiang
  50. Banana Plant and Chrysanthemum
    Banana Plant and Chrysanthemum Tsubaki Chinzan · 1837
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    Untitled Kawanabe Kyōsai 河鍋暁斎 · 1887
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    Untitled Hasegawa Gyokuho · 1850
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    Untitled Hashimoto Gahō · 1887
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    Untitled Shibata Zeshin · 1837
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    Untitled Shibata Zeshin · 1837
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    Untitled Rai Sanyō · 1816
  57. 永樂保全筆  「陶造」|Making Ceramics
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    Untitled Kawabata Gyokushō · 1890
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    Untitled Hashimoto Gahō · 1890
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    Untitled Shibata Zeshin · 1882