Home›Sacred Objects, Dress & Symbols›Sacred Art & Iconography›Ema of Empress Jingu and the Future Emperor Ojin (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1985.396.2)Sacred Art & IconographyEma of Empress Jingu and the Future Emperor Ojin (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1985.396.2)Ink and color on cryptomeria (sugi) wood, Nagano Yasunosuke, Japanese, 1898, Metropolitan Museum of Art 1985.396.2Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Ema of Empress Jingu and the Future Emperor Ojin (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1985.396.2)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sacred-art-iconography/emperorojin-met-1985-396-2.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Ema of Empress Jingu and the Future Emperor Ojin (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1985.396.2). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sacred-art-iconography/emperorojin-met-1985-396-2Copy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-ema-of-empress-jingu-and-the-future-empe, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Ema of Empress Jingu and the Future Emperor Ojin (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1985.396.2)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sacred-art-iconography/emperorojin-met-1985-396-2}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXScriptural and Theological TraditionVerifiedA votive ema painting, titled "Ema of Empress Jingu, Her Minister Takenouchi no Sukune, and an Infant (the Future Emperor Ojin)," by Nagano Yasunosuke, 1898. The painting shows Empress Jingu and her minister with the infant identified in the title as the future Emperor Ojin, drawn from the legendary account of her regency and campaign while carrying him. Held today by the Metropolitan Museum of Art under accession 1985.396.2.Cross-Tradition ConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)Cross-Tradition ConnectionsBelongs to TraditionShinto, Religions Well-attested Source Ema of Empress Jingu, Her Minister Takenouchi no Sukune, and an Infant (the Future Emperor Ojin), accession 1985.396.2 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)tier 1DepictsEmperor Ojin, Figures Well-attested The Met's own title for this votive painting names the infant depicted in the scene, in parentheses, as the future Emperor Ojin, a direct identification rather than a bare thematic tag.Source Ema of Empress Jingu, Her Minister Takenouchi no Sukune, and an Infant (the Future Emperor Ojin), accession 1985.396.2 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)tier 1SourcesEma of Empress Jingu, Her Minister Takenouchi no Sukune, and an Infant (the Future Emperor Ojin), accession 1985.396.2 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)tier 1Metropolitan Museum of Artaccession 1985.396.2View the SourceComments (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