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title: Prince Shotoku Painting
author: Unknown Artist
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6746/prince-shotoku-painting/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
---

# Prince Shotoku Painting

_Authored by Unknown Artist_

## Image File

[![Prince Shotoku Painting](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6746.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6746.jpg)

## Image Caption

An 8th century CE painting possibly of [Prince Shotoku](https://www.worldhistory.org/Prince_Shotoku/) (and his two sons), Regent of [Japan](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Japan/) from 594-622 CE. Stored at the [Horyuji](https://www.worldhistory.org/Horyuji/) [temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/), [Nara](https://www.worldhistory.org/Nara/).

## Cite This Work

### APA
Artist, U. (2017, June 07). Prince Shotoku Painting. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6746/prince-shotoku-painting/>
### Chicago
Artist, Unknown. "Prince Shotoku Painting." *World History Encyclopedia*, June 07, 2017. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6746/prince-shotoku-painting/>.
### MLA
Artist, Unknown. "Prince Shotoku Painting." *World History Encyclopedia*, 07 Jun 2017, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6746/prince-shotoku-painting/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Prince_Shotoku.jpg) by [**Unknown Artist**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Prince_Shotoku.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 07 June 2017. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.