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title: Tenjin (Sugawara no Michizane)
author: Unknown Artist
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6592/tenjin-sugawara-no-michizane/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Tenjin (Sugawara no Michizane)

_Authored by Unknown Artist_

## Image File

[![Tenjin (Sugawara no Michizane)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6592.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6592.jpg)

## Image Caption

A representation of Sugawara no Michizane, aka [Tenjin](https://www.worldhistory.org/Tenjin/), (845-903 CE) on painted [silk](https://www.worldhistory.org/Silk/). Michizane was a scholar, poet and high-level administrator in the Japanese court during the [Heian Period](https://www.worldhistory.org/Heian_Period/). He was later deified as the [god](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/) of scholarship and education. 15th century CE. (Honolulu Museum of Art, Hawaii)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Artist, U. (2017, May 04). Tenjin (Sugawara no Michizane). *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6592/tenjin-sugawara-no-michizane/>
### Chicago
Artist, Unknown. "Tenjin (Sugawara no Michizane)." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 04, 2017. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6592/tenjin-sugawara-no-michizane/>.
### MLA
Artist, Unknown. "Tenjin (Sugawara no Michizane)." *World History Encyclopedia*, 04 May 2017, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6592/tenjin-sugawara-no-michizane/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%27Portrait_of_Sugawara_Michizane%27,_Japanese_15th_century,_ink_and_color_on_silk,_Honolulu_Academy_of_Arts.jpg) by [**Unknown Artist**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%27Portrait_of_Sugawara_Michizane%27,_Japanese_15th_century,_ink_and_color_on_silk,_Honolulu_Academy_of_Arts.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 04 May 2017. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.