Metempsychosis (Yokoyama Taikan)

Detail of Metempsychosis (1923) by Yokoyama Taikan; a dragon rises from the surging waves of the ocean

Metempsychosis (生々流転, Seisei ruten), alternatively translated as The Wheel of Life, is a painting by Japanese Nihonga artist Yokoyama Taikan. First displayed at the tenth Inten exhibition in 1923, it forms part of the collection of the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, and has been designated an Important Cultural Property.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ 絹本墨画生々流転図〈横山大観筆／〉 [Metempsychosis, ink on silk, by Yokoyama Taikan] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  2. ^ 生々流転 [Metempsychosis, ink on silk, by Yokoyama Taikan] (in Japanese). Independent Administrative Institution National Museum of Art. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Masterpieces". National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo. Retrieved 3 April 2016.