Most Famous

The Most Famous Artworks of Rinpa school

The 60 most celebrated works of the Rinpa school movement, ranked by renown across 64 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. 老梅図襖|Old Plum
    老梅図襖|Old Plum Kanō Sansetsu · 1646
  2. Untitled
    Untitled Hyakusen · 1744
  3. Untitled
    Untitled Kushiro Unsen · 1779
  4. Untitled
    Untitled Senkaku Toshu · 1837
  5. Monkeys on a Rock Ledge
    Monkeys on a Rock Ledge Mori Sosen · 1741
  6. Untitled
    Untitled Soga Shōhaku · 1762
  7. White-Robed Kannon
    White-Robed Kannon Sakai Hōitsu · 1823
  8. 牧松周省筆   破墨山水図|Splashed-Ink Landscape
  9. Untitled
    Untitled Ike Taiga · 1749
  10. Untitled
    Untitled Kano Motonobu
  11. The Thirty-Six Poetic Immortals (Sanjūrokkasen)
  12. 池(徳山)玉瀾筆   秋山水図扇面|Autumnal Landscape with a Waterfall
  13. Haboku, Splashed Ink Landscape
    Haboku, Splashed Ink Landscape Sesshū Tōyō · 1473
  14. Untitled
    Untitled Kano Osanobu · 1801
  15. Untitled
    Untitled Ike Taiga · 1734
  16. Untitled
    Untitled Suzuki Kiitsu · 1829
  17. Hanshan and Shide (Japanese: Kanzan and Jittoku)
  18. Tiger Family
    Tiger Family Kishi Ganku · 1819
  19. Flowers and Grasses
    Flowers and Grasses Kitagawa Sōsetsu · 1650
  20. Winter and Summer Flowers
    Winter and Summer Flowers Kaihō Yūshō · 1600
  21. Paulownias and Chrysanthemums
    Paulownias and Chrysanthemums Sakai Hōitsu · 1804
  22. Swallows
    Swallows Yamaguchi Sekkei · 1700
  23. Plum Tree
    Plum Tree Ogata Kōrin · 1700
  24. Tiger Family
    Tiger Family Kishi Ganku · 1819
  25. Monkeys in a Cherry Tree
    Monkeys in a Cherry Tree Mori Sosen · 1741
  26. Winter and Summer Flowers
    Winter and Summer Flowers Kaihō Yūshō · 1600
  27. Scenes from the Tales of Ise
  28. Autumn Evening with Full Moon on Musashino Plain
  29. Monkeys
    Monkeys Mori Sosen · 1800
  30. Scenes from the Tales of Ise
  31. Daoist Master Fei Zhangfang with a Dragon
  32. Sparklers on Summer Evening
    Sparklers on Summer Evening Shiokawa Bunrin · 1741
  33. White Heron (Shirosagi zu)
    White Heron (Shirosagi zu) Tawaraya Sōtatsu · 1616
  34. Peonies
    Peonies Fukae Roshū · 1745
  35. Scenes from the Tales of Ise
  36. Landscape in 'Mi' Style
    Landscape in 'Mi' Style Yosa Buson · 1750
  37. Peonies, Magnolia, and Dandelions
  38. Maize and Cockscombs
    Maize and Cockscombs Tawaraya Sōtatsu
  39. Morning Glories
    Morning Glories Suzuki Kiitsu · 1827
  40. Corn and Pampas Grass: Corn
    Corn and Pampas Grass: Corn Ogata Kōrin · 1697
  41. Reeds and Cranes
    Reeds and Cranes Suzuki Kiitsu · 1837
  42. Lake Pavilion near a Waterfall
    Lake Pavilion near a Waterfall Kishi Ganku · 1745
  43. Triptych of the Seasons: Cherry Blossoms
  44. Cicada on a String
    Cicada on a String Shibata Zeshin · 1857
  45. Tiger in Landscape (one of a pair)
  46. Paradise Flycatchers amid Flowering Branches
  47. Waka Poem with Printed Gold-and-Silver Underpainting of Cypress Fronds
  48. Chrysanthemum
    Chrysanthemum Ogata Kenzan · 1743
  49. Section of a Handscroll with Waka and Underpainting of Pines
  50. Willow Kannon
    Willow Kannon Sakai Hōitsu · 1814
  51. 狩野周信筆 秋冬花鳥図屏風|Birds and Flowers of Autumn and Winter
  52. Untitled
    Untitled Soga Shōhaku
  53. 円山応震筆 子供遊び図屏風|Children Playing in Summer and Winter
  54. 波に舟図屏風|Boats upon Waves
  55. Haboku (Flung-ink) Landscape
    Haboku (Flung-ink) Landscape Shūgetsu Tōkan · 1510
  56. Coastal Landscape in the Haboku Style
  57. Haboku, Splashed Ink Landscape
    Haboku, Splashed Ink Landscape Sesshū Tōyō · 1473
  58. Seasonal Landscapes: Summer
    Seasonal Landscapes: Summer Kano Hideyori · 1504
  59. Landscape with Gentle Peaks
    Landscape with Gentle Peaks Kan Tenju · 1767
  60. Tiger in Wind
    Tiger in Wind Maruyama Ōkyo