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The Most Famous Artworks of Yōga

The 44 most celebrated works of the Yōga movement, ranked by renown across 44 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. Madonna and Child with Saints Michael and John the Baptist; The Noli Me Tangere; The Conversion of Saint Paul
    Madonna and Child with Saints Michael and John the Baptist; The Noli Me Tangere; The Conversion of Saint Paul Unknown · 1400
  2. Fishermen-Hermits in Stream and Mountain
    Fishermen-Hermits in Stream and Mountain Wu Zhen · 1327
  3. Lions and Tigers in Peony and Bamboo
    Lions and Tigers in Peony and Bamboo Yamaguchi Sekkei · 1668
  4. Bamboo, Rock, and Tall Tree
    Bamboo, Rock, and Tall Tree Ni Zan · 1349
  5. Manuscript of the Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines (Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita-sutra)
    Manuscript of the Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines (Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita-sutra) Unknown · 1119
  6. Seated Rishabha Enthroned, Folio 1 verso of a Yoga-shastra of Hemachandra
    Seated Rishabha Enthroned, Folio 1 verso of a Yoga-shastra of Hemachandra Hemachandra · 1290
  7. Leaf from a Jain Manuscript: Yoga-shastra: Text (recto); Leaf from a Jain Manuscript: Yoga-shastra: Jain monk with Disciple and Two Laymen, Two Nuns and a Laywoman below (verso)
    Leaf from a Jain Manuscript: Yoga-shastra: Text (recto); Leaf from a Jain Manuscript: Yoga-shastra: Jain monk with Disciple and Two Laymen, Two Nuns and a Laywoman below (verso) Hemachandra · 1290
  8. Tsong Khapa, Founder of the Geluk Order
    Tsong Khapa, Founder of the Geluk Order Unknown · 1455
  9. Poetic Feeling in a Thatched Pavilion
    Poetic Feeling in a Thatched Pavilion Wu Zhen · 1347
  10. Leaf from a Jain Manuscript: Yoga-shastra: Text (recto)
    Leaf from a Jain Manuscript: Yoga-shastra: Text (recto) Hemachandra · 1290
  11. Descent of the Nine Luminaries and the Seven Stars at Kasuga
    Descent of the Nine Luminaries and the Seven Stars at Kasuga Unknown · 1349
  12. Mandala of the Three Shrines at Kumano
    Mandala of the Three Shrines at Kumano Unknown · 1300
  13. Rishabha enthroned, folio 1 (verso) from a Yoga-shastra of Hemachandra
    Rishabha enthroned, folio 1 (verso) from a Yoga-shastra of Hemachandra Hemachandra · 1275
  14. Text, folio 3 (recto), from a Manuscript of the Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines (Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita-sutra)
    Text, folio 3 (recto), from a Manuscript of the Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines (Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita-sutra) Unknown · 1119
  15. Sakyamuni Buddha
    Sakyamuni Buddha Unknown · 1349
  16. Summer Mountains (after Dong Yuan [active about ad 937-975])
    Summer Mountains (after Dong Yuan [active about ad 937-975]) Huang Gongwang · 1322
  17. The Illustrated Miraculous Origins of the Yūzū Nenbutsu School
    The Illustrated Miraculous Origins of the Yūzū Nenbutsu School Unknown · 1349
  18. Lions and Tigers in Peony and Bamboo
    Lions and Tigers in Peony and Bamboo Yamaguchi Sekkei · 1668
  19. Tenjin Traveling to China
    Tenjin Traveling to China Konoe Nobutada · 1610
  20. Three Horses and Four Grooms
    Three Horses and Four Grooms Ren Renfa · 1318
  21. Garden scene
    Garden scene Wu Tao · 1867
  22. Copy of Night Parade of One Hundred Demons from the Shinjuan Collection
    Copy of Night Parade of One Hundred Demons from the Shinjuan Collection Mochizuki Gyokusen · 1749
  23. White-Robed Guanyin with Hanshan and Shide
    White-Robed Guanyin with Hanshan and Shide Unknown · 1349
  24. The Goddess Kurukulla
    The Goddess Kurukulla Unknown · 1849
  25. Bodhisattva
    Bodhisattva Unknown · 1300
  26. Painted Banner (Thangka) from a Set of Seven Honoring Gayadhara, a Pandit from India
    Painted Banner (Thangka) from a Set of Seven Honoring Gayadhara, a Pandit from India Unknown · 1850
  27. Painted Banner (Thangka) of Skull-Cup Bearing (Kapâladhara) Hevajra
    Painted Banner (Thangka) of Skull-Cup Bearing (Kapâladhara) Hevajra Unknown · 1604
  28. Painted Banner (Thangka) of the Avalokiteshvara Incarnation of the Rain God Rato Matsyendranatha
    Painted Banner (Thangka) of the Avalokiteshvara Incarnation of the Rain God Rato Matsyendranatha Unknown · 1800
  29. Painted Banner (Thangka) from a Set of Seven Honoring Gayadhara, a Sakya Pandit from India
    Painted Banner (Thangka) from a Set of Seven Honoring Gayadhara, a Sakya Pandit from India Unknown · 1850
  30. Painted Banner (Thangka) from a Set of Seven Honoring Gayadhara, a Sakya Pandit from India
    Painted Banner (Thangka) from a Set of Seven Honoring Gayadhara, a Sakya Pandit from India Unknown · 1850
  31. Painted Banner (Thangka) from a Set of Seven Honoring Gayadhara, a Sakya Pandit from India
    Painted Banner (Thangka) from a Set of Seven Honoring Gayadhara, a Sakya Pandit from India Unknown · 1850
  32. Painted Banner (Thangka) from a Set of Seven Honoring Gayadhara, a Sakya Pandit from India
    Painted Banner (Thangka) from a Set of Seven Honoring Gayadhara, a Sakya Pandit from India Unknown · 1850
  33. Painted Banner (Thangka) of Green Tara Surrounded by Twenty Manifestations
    Painted Banner (Thangka) of Green Tara Surrounded by Twenty Manifestations Unknown · 1750
  34. Painted Banner (Thangka) of Vajriputra, One of the Sixteen Great...
    Painted Banner (Thangka) of Vajriputra, One of the Sixteen Great... Unknown · 1700
  35. Kuan Yin
    Kuan Yin Unknown · 1368
  36. Twin Purities of Bamboo and Plum Blossom
    Twin Purities of Bamboo and Plum Blossom Wang Mian · 1350
  37. Inscribing a Portrait of Ni Zan
    Inscribing a Portrait of Ni Zan Unknown · 1850
  38. Text, folio 22 (verso) from a Yoga-shastra of Hemachandra
    Text, folio 22 (verso) from a Yoga-shastra of Hemachandra Unknown · 1275
  39. Folio 22 from a Yoga-shastra of Hemachandra: Jain Monk with disciple and two laymen, two Nuns, and a laywoman (recto); Text (verso)
    Folio 22 from a Yoga-shastra of Hemachandra: Jain Monk with disciple and two laymen, two Nuns, and a laywoman (recto); Text (verso) Unknown · 1275
  40. New Bamboo in the Spring Rain
    New Bamboo in the Spring Rain Ni Zan · 1371
  41. 元吳鎮漁父圖　軸
    元吳鎮漁父圖　軸 Wu Zhen · 1342
  42. Angling Terrace at Yen-ling
    Angling Terrace at Yen-ling Sa Dula · 1350
  43. Spring's Earliest Blossoms
    Spring's Earliest Blossoms Wang Mian · 1353
  44. Bamboo and Rock
    Bamboo and Rock Gu An · 1350