Home›Sources›Portrait of Dengyo Daishi (Saicho), accession 2020.396.6 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)SourcesPortrait of Dengyo Daishi (Saicho), accession 2020.396.6 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)Metropolitan Museum of Art open-access collection API record, read 2026-08-18Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Portrait of Dengyo Daishi (Saicho), accession 2020.396.6 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/met-dengyodaishi-saicho-2020-396-6.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Portrait of Dengyo Daishi (Saicho), accession 2020.396.6 (Metropolitan Museum of Art). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/met-dengyodaishi-saicho-2020-396-6Copy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-portrait-of-dengyo-daishi-saicho-accessi, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Portrait of Dengyo Daishi (Saicho), accession 2020.396.6 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/met-dengyodaishi-saicho-2020-396-6}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXThe Metropolitan Museum of Art's own open-access collection API record for "Portrait of Dengyo Daishi (Saicho)," a hanging scroll in ink, color and gold on silk, Edo period, early 18th century, artist unidentified. The record's own title names Saicho, the first Japanese patriarch of Tendai Buddhism, by his posthumous title Dengyo Daishi. Gift, 2020. Accession number 2020.396.6.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsClaims Backed By This Source (12 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsCitationPublisherWell-attestedMetropolitan Museum of ArtURLWell-attestedhttps://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/845127Source TypeWell-attestedMuseumAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested1The holding museum's own open-access collection API record for the accessioned scroll, the strongest available record for its period and accession number, whose own title names the subject outright by his posthumous title.Cross-Tradition ConnectionsAssociated WithSaicho, Figures Well-attested This source names Saicho directly: "record for "Portrait of Dengyo Daishi (Saicho)," a hanging scroll in ink, color and gold on silk, Edo period, early 18th century, artist unidentified."Source Portrait of Dengyo Daishi (Saicho), accession 2020.396.6 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)tier 1Claims Backed By This Source (12 claims)This source backs 12 claims across the atlas. As facts: 7 well-attested. As cited relationships: 3 holds, 1 connected. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicSacred Art & Iconography, 6 claims: 2 well-attested, 2 holds, 1 connected, 1 general references.Sources, 6 claims: 5 well-attested, 1 holds.Well-attested7Sacred Art & IconographyPortrait of Dengyo Daishi (Saicho) (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2020.396.6)SourcesPortrait of Dengyo Daishi (Saicho), accession 2020.396.6 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)Holds3Sacred Art & IconographyPortrait of Dengyo Daishi (Saicho) (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2020.396.6)SourcesPortrait of Dengyo Daishi (Saicho), accession 2020.396.6 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)Connected1Sacred Art & IconographyPortrait of Dengyo Daishi (Saicho) (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2020.396.6)General References1Sacred Art & IconographyPortrait of Dengyo Daishi (Saicho) (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2020.396.6)Comments (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